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Trial reportPloS one2020

Early (6 months) results of a pilot prospective study to investigate the efficacy and safety of sirolimus coated balloon angioplasty for dysfunctional arterio-venous fistulas: MAgicTouch Intervention Leap for Dialysis Access (MATILDA) Trial.

Tjun Y Tang, Shereen X Y Soon, Charyl J Q Yap, Sze Ling Chan, Ru Yu Tan, Suh Chien Pang, Shaun Q W Lee, Hao Yun Yap, Edward T C Choke, Chieh Suai Tan and 1 more

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Trial report in PloS one, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Tjun Y TangDepartment of Vascular Surgery, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.
Shereen X Y SoonDepartment of Vascular Surgery, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.ORCID 0000-0003-3057-5983
Charyl J Q YapDepartment of Vascular Surgery, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.
Sze Ling ChanHealth Services Research Center, SingHealth, Singapore, Singapore.
Ru Yu TanDepartment of Renal Medicine, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.
Suh Chien PangDepartment of Renal Medicine, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.
Shaun Q W LeeDepartment of Vascular Surgery, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.
Hao Yun YapDepartment of Vascular Surgery, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.
Edward T C ChokeDepartment of General Surgery, Sengkang General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.
Chieh Suai TanDepartment of Renal Medicine, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.
Tze Tec ChongDepartment of Vascular Surgery, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.
Singapore General Hospital · SGSengkang General Hospital · SGSingHealth · SG

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe aim of this pilot study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the MagicTouch™ sirolimus-coated balloon (SCB) catheter (Concept Medical Inc., Tampa, FL, US) on improving the patency of failing arterio-venous fistulas (AVF) with de novo and recurrent stenoses. MATILDA reports early outcomes at 3- and 6 months post intervention.

methodsSingle-centre, single-arm prospective pilot study of 33 (18 males; mean age 64.7±11.6 years) end-stage renal failure Asian patients with a dysfunctional AVF, who underwent SCB angioplasty between May 2019-January 2020. All procedures were performed under local anaesthetic without sedation and as day surgery. All patients were prescribed dual antiplatelet therapy for 3 months and followed up with Duplex ultrasound at 3 and 6 months.

results47 stenotic target lesions treated and 24/33 (72.7%) patients were for restenosis. Main indications for intervention was low/dropping access flow (21/33; 63.6%) and most common target lesion was in the juxta-anastomosis (19/47; 40.4%). There was 100% technical and procedural success. There were no peri-procedural complications related to the SCB. The target lesion primary patency rates at 3 and 6 months were 46/47 (97.9%) and 29/35 (82.9%) respectively. Circuit access patency rates at 3 and 6 months were 31/33 (93.9%) and 17/25 (68%) respectively. There was one (2.9%) death at 6 months and 4/33 (12.1%) overall to date, all from patients' underlying co-morbidities.

conclusionsSCB angioplasty for dysfunctional AVF circuits is a safe and efficacious modality in Asian haemodialysis patients at six months comparable if not better than the paclitaxel data reported to date in the literature.

Indexed as

Angioplasty, BalloonRenal DialysisAgedArteriovenous FistulaCoated Materials, BiocompatibleFemaleHumansIncidenceMaleMiddle AgedPilot ProjectsProspective StudiesSirolimusTreatment OutcomeCoated Materials, BiocompatibleSirolimus

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PMID33108398
PMCPMC7591053
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