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DRUG-COATED BALLOON VERSUS DRUG-ELUTING STENT IN SMALL VESSEL CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE: A META-ANALYSIS OF RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS
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DRUG-COATED BALLOON VERSUS DRUG-ELUTING STENT IN SMALL VESSEL CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE: A META-ANALYSIS OF RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS

Wasawat Vutthikraivit, Pattara Rattanawong, Prapaipan Putthapiban, Pavida Pachariyanon, Genanew Bedanie, Kanak Parmar and Elias Hanna
Journal of the American College of Cardiology, Vol.77(18 Supplement 1), pp.1050-1050
05/11/2021
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-1097(21)02409-8
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Background Revascularization of small vessel coronary artery disease (SvCAD) is still challenging despite the extensive use of drug-eluting stents (DESs), mainly because of an increase in target vessel failure. Drug-coated balloon (DCB) has emerged as an alternative strategy in SvCAD. However, the safety and efficacy of DCB in SvCAD is still controversial. We conducted a meta-analysis comparing the clinical outcomes of DCB and DES in SvCAD patients. Methods We comprehensively searched the databases of MEDLINE and EMBASE from inception to December 2020. Included studies were published randomized control trials (RCTs) that compared major adverse cardiac events (MACE), target-lesion revascularization (TLR), and target-vessel revascularization (TVR) between DCB and DES in SvCAD patients. Data from each study were combined using the random-effects model. Results Four RCTs were included in this meta-analysis involving 1,227 SvCAD patients (616 underwent revascularization with DCB and 611 with DES). There was no difference in MACE, TLR, and TVR between DCB and DES groups ([OR] 0.99, 95% CI 0.51-1.90, I2=55.5%, p=0.965, [OR] 1.41, 95% CI 0.41-4.88, I2=63.2%, p=0.584, and [OR] 0.88, 95% CI 0.48-1.62, I2=36.3%, p=0.684, respectively) (Figure 1). There was no publication bias observed in Funnel plot. Conclusion As compared to DES, our study showed that DCB was associated with similar clinical outcomes and could be a potential alternative strategy in SvCAD patients.

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