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ArticlePakistan journal of medical sciences2025

Comparison of the effects of drug-coated balloon and bare metal stent in the treatment of lower extremity arteriosclerosis obliterans.

Yu Zhang, Kefan Wang, Lijing Zhou, Nan Guo, Qingyou Chen, Yuanyuan Zhai

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Article in Pakistan journal of medical sciences, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Yu ZhangYu Zhang, Department of Electrophysiology, Third Affiliated Hospital of Qiqihar Medical College, 27 Taishun Street, Qiqihar, Heilongjiang Province 161000, P.R. China.
Kefan WangKefan Wang, Department of Electrophysiology, Third Affiliated Hospital of Qiqihar Medical College, 27 Taishun Street, Qiqihar, Heilongjiang Province 161000, P.R. China.
Lijing ZhouLijing Zhou, Department of Second Resident Outpatient, General Hospital of Eastern Command, 305 Zhongshan East Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province 210000, P.R. China.
Nan GuoNan Guo, Department of Electrophysiology, Third Affiliated Hospital of Qiqihar Medical College, 27 Taishun Street, Qiqihar, Heilongjiang Province 161000, P.R. China.
Qingyou ChenQingyou Chen, Department of Electrophysiology, Third Affiliated Hospital of Qiqihar Medical College, 27 Taishun Street, Qiqihar, Heilongjiang Province 161000, P.R. China.
Yuanyuan ZhaiYuanyuan Zhai, Department of Electrophysiology, Third Affiliated Hospital of Qiqihar Medical College, 27 Taishun Street, Qiqihar, Heilongjiang Province 161000, P.R. China.

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Abstract

Objective: To compare the efficacy of drug-coated balloons (DCB) and bare metal stents (BMS) in treating lower extremity arteriosclerosis obliterans (LEASO). Methods: Clinical data of 83 patients who underwent LEASO angioplasty with DCB or BMS at the Third Affiliated Hospital of Qiqihar Medical College from July 2021 to January 2024 were retrospectively analyzed. Patients were divided into the DCB (n=43) and BMS (n=40) groups based on the treatment method. Changes in ankle-brachial index (ABI), pulse volume recording (PVR), vascular endothelial function indicators, incidence of complications, and patency rate were compared between the two groups. Results: Three months after the surgery, the ABI and nitric oxide (NO) levels in the DCB group were higher, while the upstroke time (UT), percentage of mean arterial pressure (%MAP), brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV), and endothelin-1 (ET-1) levels were lower than those in the BMS group (P<0.05). There was no significant difference in the incidence of complications between the two groups (P>0.05). One year after the surgery, the patency rate of the DCB group was higher than that of the BMS group (P<0.05). Conclusions: DCB treatment for LEASO is superior to BMS in improving vascular function, protecting endothelial function, and achieving a one-year patency rate.

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Ankle-brachial indexBare metal stentDrug-coated balloonsLower extremity arteriosclerosis obliteransPulse volume recording

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PMCPMC12130925

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