Coronary disease & ACS

Indications for Use of Drug-Coated Balloons in Coronary Intervention: Academic Research Consortium Position Statement

J Am Coll CardiolPublished Consensus document

Recommendations

As issued by the authors

  1. Reasonable suggestions for clinical use of Drug-Coated Balloon (DCBs) in lesion settings (restenosis, de novo small and large vessels, bifurcations) and clinical settings (ACS, DM, multivessel disease, high bleeding risk)

  2. Processes for optimal "lesion preparation" before DCB use and criteria for assessing results after use

Original publication

Indications for Use of Drug-Coated Balloons in Coronary Intervention: Academic Research Consortium Position Statement. J Am Coll Cardiol. Published 14 October 2025. doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2025.07.049

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