Coronary disease & ACS

A randomised trial of sirolimus- versus paclitaxel-coated balloons for de novo coronary lesions

EuroInterventionPublished Randomised controlled trial

Primary result · In-segment LLLResult — go to the resultMean difference 0.07 mm 95% CI −0.12 to 0.26

Authors' conclusion

The novel SCB showed similar angiographic outcomes in the treatment of de novo coronary disease as compared with a clinically proven PCB

Study context

Population
Patients with de novo coronary lesions, 4 centres in Germany and Switzerland
Participants
70 patients
Comparison
Sirolimus-coated balloon vs paclitaxel-coated balloon
Primary endpoint
Angiographic late lumen loss (non-inferiority margin δ=0.35 mm)
Follow-up
6 months
Methodological detailsmulticentre, non-inferiority
  • Multicentre
  • Non-inferiority

Primary result

In-segment late lumen loss (LLL)

Mean difference

0.07 mm

95% CI −0.12 to 0.26

By group

SCBvs PCB
mean difference 0.07 mm (95% CI −0.12 to 0.26)

As reported in the abstract

Safety

OutcomeSCBPCB
Clinical events (TLR, MI, death) · up to 12 months
Target lesion revascularisations23
Clinical events (TLR, MI, death) — MI
0
Clinical events (TLR, MI, death) — Deaths
0

Clinical events (TLR, MI, death) · up to 12 months

Clinical event rates not different between the groups

Original publication

A randomised trial of sirolimus- versus paclitaxel-coated balloons for de novo coronary lesions. EuroIntervention. Published 4 November 2024. doi:10.4244/eij-d-23-00868

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