Original Title: Long-Term Results of Everolimus-Eluting Stents versus Drug-Eluting Balloons in Patients with Bare-Metal In-Stent Restenosis 3-Year Follow-Up of the RIBS V Clinical Trial. Reference: Alfonso F. et al. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2016 Jun 27;9(12):1246-55. Courtesy of Dr. Agustín Vecchia. RIBS V 3 year follow up Stents have become the gold standard for…
Drug eluting balloon vs. second generation DES for restenotic lesions in bifurcations
Original Title: Drug-eluting balloon versus second-generation drug-eluting stent for the treatment of restenotic lesions involving coronary bifurcations. Reference: Toru Naganuma et al. EuroIntervention 2016;11:989-995 Courtesy of del Dr. Santiago F. Coroleu. PCI involving in-stent restenosis (ISR), especially in coronary bifurcations, is associated with high rates of recurrent restenosis and the need for new revascularization. Although drug…