Medtronic received a literature article titled 'two-year outcomes of orbital atherectomy combined with drug-coated balloon angioplasty for treatment of heavily calcified femoropopliteal lesions'.63 patients were treated with dcb ( drug coated balloon) and 50 patients were treated with oa+dcb (orbital atherectomy + drug coated balloon) all the interventions were performed by 3 operators using a treatment strategy for oa+dcb that was similar to a previous study.21 lesions were crossed with a 0.018- or 0.035- inch guidewire, followed by exchange using a support catheter or balloon for a viperwire and the diamondback 360 peripheral oa system (non-medtronic).Oa runs were performed with low, medium, or high speed, based on the lesion characteristics and vessel size, in order to optimize the angiographic outcome.In general, a crown size of 1.5 mm was used for popliteal lesions and a 2.0-mm crown for femorallesions.The number of passes performed and the use of distal embolic protection were at the discretion of the operator.When embolic protection was used, an emboshield nav6 (non-medtronic) was utilized.After oa, dcb angioplasty was performed using the in.Pact admiral balloon (medtronic) inflated at 8 atmospheres for 3 minutes, with the dcb sized 1:1 to the reference vessel.In cases wherea suboptimal angiographic result was achieved or a complication (eg, flow-limiting dissection) occurred, adjunctive therapy including bailout stenting was performed at the operator¿s discretion.The general approach in these cases was to stent only the affected area rather than the entire lesion.The stent type used in such cases was the interwoven nitinol stent (non-medtronic).Procedural success was similar at 70% in both groups, and there were no differences in the angiographic complications.Non¿flow-limiting dissection, flow limiting dissection and 1 perforation (in the oa+dcb group) were reported.Two year follow up reported freedom from tlr 76% in the oa+dcb group and vs 56% in the dcb only group, three amputations occurred among patients treated with dcb alone.
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