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Trial Finds Drug-Coated Balloons as Effective as Stents for Coronary Lesions
The TRANSFORM II trial compared two treatments for new coronary lesions.
It involved patients with lesions in their own coronary arteries who were undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention, or PCI.
One treatment used drug-coated balloons, while the other used drug-eluting stents.
The trial found the balloons were just as effective as the stents.
This strengthens the case for PCI without placing a stent in these lesions.
The information provided does not say what happens next or whether treatment guidance will change.
The TRANSFORM II trial found drug-coated balloons as effective as standard drug-eluting stents for de novo coronary lesions.
The study involved patients with native coronary lesions undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention.
The findings strengthen the case for stent-free PCI in these lesions.
- Who
- Patients with native coronary lesions undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention.
- What
- The TRANSFORM II trial found drug-coated balloons as effective as standard drug-eluting stents for de novo coronary lesions.
- When
- Not stated
- Where
- Not stated
- Why
- Not stated
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- Trial
- TRANSFORM II
- Treatment compared
- Drug-coated balloons and standard drug-eluting stents
- Lesions
- De novo coronary lesions
- Procedure
- Percutaneous coronary intervention