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Editorial
. 2020 Jan;71(1):216-219.
doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2019.10.010.

Rigorous focus on paclitaxel-related mortality in femoropopliteal artery disease

Eric Ducasse  1 , Caroline Caradu  2
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Editorial

Rigorous focus on paclitaxel-related mortality in femoropopliteal artery disease

Eric Ducasse et al. J Vasc Surg. 2020 Jan.
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Abstract

Paclitaxel-coated balloons and stents have emerged as the most promising strategy for the inhibition of neointimal hyperplasia after endovascular treatment of the femoropopliteal artery. However, a few months ago, cause for concern was raised in a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials investigating paclitaxel-coated balloon angioplasty or paclitaxel-coated metal stents in the femoral and popliteal arteries. This editorial reviews the data available to date relative to the potential increased risk of mortality after the use of drug-eluting technologies in the femoropopliteal segment.

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