Interv Akut Kardiol. 2020;19(4):229-231 | DOI: 10.36290/kar.2020.046
Drug-eluting balloon catheters allow local delivery of an effective antiproliferative agent which reduces neointimal hyperplasia into the vessel wall. Due to its easy binding to the surface of the balloon catheter and rapid penetration into tissues, paclitaxel is mainly used as the active substance. However, sirolimus-eluting balloon catheters, similarly to sirolimus-eluting stents, could be more effective than paclitaxel.
Received: May 10, 2020; Revised: October 14, 2020; Accepted: October 15, 2020; Prepublished online: October 15, 2020; Published: December 3, 2020 Show citation