LEVANT 2: Initial results from the new drug eluting balloon for femoropopliteal lesions

This prospective multicenter study randomized 476 patients 2:1 to paclitaxel eluting balloon versus conventional balloon for femoropopliteal region lesions with the primary objective of assessing death, free amputationsurvival and reintervention at 6 months. At 6 months follow-up a higher rate of restenosis with conventional balloon was observed.These are preliminary results and we must wait for a longer term results.

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Kenneth Rosenfield | Prof. Dierk Scheinert
2013-10-30

Original title: LEVANT 2: A Prospective, Randomized Trial of a Paclitaxel-Coated Balloon vs. Standard Balloon Angioplasty in Diseased Femoropopliteal Arteries

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