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. 2022 Aug 5;18(5):e432–e442. doi: 10.4244/EIJ-D-21-01070

Table 3. Periprocedural and post-procedural results.

All patients (n=402)
Periprocedural data
Technical success rate (%) 243 (60%)
Procedural success rate (%) 400 (99%)
Vessel perforation (%) 5 (1%)*
Vessel perforation requiring covered stent placement (%) 2 (0.5%)*
Symptomatic distal embolisation (%) 0
Asymptomatic distal embolisation (%) 10 (2%)**
Persistent vessel occlusion (%) 0
Stent placement in all patients (%) 70 (17%)
Stent placement with iliac lesions (%) 19 (86%)
Stent placement with CFA lesions (%) 2 (4%)
Stent placement with femoropopliteal lesions (%) 48 (16%)
Stent placement with BTK lesions (%) 6 (3%)
Treatment with DCB in CFA segments (%) 52 (100%)
Treatment with DCB in femoropopliteal segments (%) 299 (97%)
Treatment with DCB in BTK segments (%) 37 (21%)
Treatment with scoring balloon in CFA segments (%) 26 (50%)
Treatment with scoring balloon in femoropopliteal segments (%) 68 (22%)
Treatment with scoring balloon in BTK segments (%) 12 (7%)
Mean number of DCB in patients with femoropopliteal lesions (%) 2.4±1.1
Mean number of stents in patients with femoropopliteal lesions (%) 1.4±0.7
Post-procedural data
Follow-up data available 365 (91%)
TLR during follow-up (%) 15.9%
*In 3 cases requiring prolonged balloon inflation only and in 2 cases requiring the implantation of a covered stent. **All managed using catheter aspiration and without resulting in vessel occlusion or clinical symptoms. No filter protection devices were used in any patients. Mean of 15.7±10.2 months of follow-up. BTK: below-the-knee; CFA: common femoral artery; DCB: drug-coated balloon; TLR: target lesion revascularisation