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Drug-coated balloons offer an alternative to permanent heart stents (opens in a new tab)

news-medical.net · 2026-10-15

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Drug coated balloons versus drug eluting stents for de novo coronary artery disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

eClinicalMedicine · 2026
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Claim 1 of 6Not checkedThousands of heart patients could be treated without having a metal stent permanently implanted in their arteries, according to research from the University of East Anglia.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 2 of 6Not checkedA major analysis of more than 7,800 patients found that drug-coated balloons performed just as well as conventional stents at preventing heart attacks and cardiovascular deaths.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 3 of 6Not checkedThe balloons are removed after treatment, and the findings suggest this approach could offer a safe alternative to permanent stents.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 4 of 6Not checkedSome patients treated with drug-coated balloons may be more likely to need a repeat procedure in the future.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 5 of 6Not checkedThe researchers said there was no meaningful difference between the two treatments for the most serious outcomes, with cardiovascular death and heart attack rates described as essentially the same.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 6 of 6Not checkedIn larger arteries, patients treated with drug-coated balloons were more likely to require repeat revascularization, though the researchers cautioned that the result varied across studies and may have been driven by a single trial.View evidenceHide evidence

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Drug coated balloons versus drug eluting stents for de novo coronary artery disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

eClinicalMedicine · 2026

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Drug coated balloons versus drug eluting stents for de novo coronary artery disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

eClinicalMedicine · 2026 · Crossref

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