Drug-Coated Balloon Versus Plain Old Balloon Angioplasty in Isolated Popliteal and/or Superficial Femoral Artery Disease: A Retrospective Single-Center Comparative Cohort Study.

J Clin Med · 2026 · PMC13362601 · PMID 42452612

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Conclusions : Across 401 real-world procedures in isolated popliteal and/or SFA disease, mean ABI gain was identical between arms, yet DCB delivered measurably more complete symptomatic recovery and a near-significant halving of composite patency loss at 12 months, with both signals robust to multivariable adjustment.

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