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. 2017 Apr 27;40(7):964–977. doi: 10.1007/s00270-017-1649-6

Table 3.

Peripheral atherectomy studies (randomized controlled and registries)

Study Design Treatment Patients and lesions Bailout stent Immediate outcomes Clinical outcomes
Shammas et al. [13]. RCT SilverHawk versus angioplasty 46 IC and 12 CLI femoropopliteal 27.6 versus 62.1% (p = 0.017) Embolization: 64.7 versus 0.0% (p < 0.001) 1-year TLR: 11.1 versus 16.7%
DEFINITIVE LE [19] Multicenter registry SilverHawk 598 IC
201 CLI
655 femoropopliteal
145 infrapopliteal
3.2% Embolization: 3.8%
Perforation: 5.3%
1-year patency: 78%
Amputation: 5%
DEFINITIVE-CA [22] Multicenter registry SilverHawk under filter protection 133 patients
168 calcified femoropopliteal
<50% residual stenosis in 92% cases 30-day MAE: 6.9% N/A
DEFINITIVE AR RCT Hawk + DCB versus DCB alone 102 femoropopliteal Dissection: 2 versus 19% N/A 1-year patency: 82.4 versus 71.8%
TALON [18] Multicenter registry SilverHawk 601 IC + CLI (748 limbs) Femoropopliteal and infrapopliteal 6.3% Success 97.6% 1-year TLR: 20%
Zeller et al. [23] Registry SilverHawk 84 patients
IC + CLI
(100 limbs)
N/A Success 100% 1-year patency: 84% de novo
54% restenotic
VISION-IDE Registry OCT-guided Pantheris 130 patients
130 lesions
4.0% stenting N/A N/A
OASIS [27] Multicenter registry Orbital atherectomy 124 patients
201 stenoses
Infrapopliteal
2.5% stenting 30-day MAE: 3.2% 6-month improvement 78.2%
COMPLIANCE 360 [15] RCT Orbital versus angioplasty 50 patients
65 lesions
Femoropopliteal
5.3 versus 77.8% (p < 0.0001) N/A 1-year TLR: 18.8 versus 21.7%
(p = 0.99)
CALCIUM 360 [14] RCT Orbital versus angioplasty 50 CLI
Infrapopliteal vessels
6.9 versus 14.3% (p = 0.44) Success: 93.1 versus 82.4% (p = 0.27) 1-year TVR: 93.3 versus 80.0%
(p = 0.14)
PATHWAY [24] Multicenter registry Pathway
(Jetstream)
172 IC + CLI
Femoropopliteal and
Infrapopliteal
7% Success: 99%
30-day MAE: 1%
1-year TLR: 26%
Patency: 61.8%
EXCITE-ISR [16] RCT Excimer laser versus angioplasty 250 IC + CLI
In-stent restenosis
4.1% 30-day MAE: 5.8 versus 20.5% (p < 0.0001) 6-month TLR: 26.5 versus 48.2%
(p < 0.005)
LACI [28] Multicenter registry Excimer laser 145 patients
155 limbs
Femoropopliteal and infrapopliteal
45% Success 86%
(<50% residual stenosis)
6-month limb salvage: 93%
CELLO [31] Multicenter registry Excimer laser 65 IC patients
Femoropopliteal
23.3% N/A 1-year
Patency: 54%
TLR: 23.1%