Atherectomy plus drug balloon versus drug balloon alone
Part of Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This study compares two ways to treat complex blockages in the thigh/knee artery: using atherectomy followed by a medicated balloon versus using a medicated balloon by itself. It may help your care team learn which approach works best to open the artery and improve leg symptoms.
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Who can take part
- You are 19 years or older
- You have symptoms from poor blood flow in your legs, such as moderate/severe claudication or critical limb ischemia (Rutherford 2–5)
- Your blockage is in the femoropopliteal (thigh/knee) artery and is complex (for example, long over 150 mm, prior stent that is re-narrowing, or heavily calcified)
- Your procedure team believes you could be treated with either option: atherectomy plus a drug-coated balloon or a drug-coated balloon alone
- You can sign informed consent
- You do not have major conditions that block study medications or treatment safety (examples: serious drug allergies to key medicines, very high bleeding risk, or unable to receive contrast dye)
Quick eligibility check
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