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Table 2 Baseline characteristics of included trials

From: Drug eluting balloons for de novocoronary lesions – a systematic review and meta-analysis

Study

Paclitaxel eluting balloon

Controls stent type(s)

Setting

Clopidogrel (mts)

Follow-up (mts)

Primary endpoint

MACE

TLR

Bare metal stenting

DEB-AMI

DIOR 2nd generation

TAXUS DES, Genius Magic Euroscore BMS

STEMI

12

6

LLL

death, MI, TVR

restenosis >50% ischemia

100%

Stella et al.

DIOR 1st generation

TAXUS DES, Liberté BMS

stable/unstable CAD, bifurcation

3 after BMS, 12 after DES

12 (angio 6)

LLL

death, MI, TVR

restenosis >50% ischemia

100%

PEPCAD III

Coroflex DEBlue

Cypher DES

stable/unstable CAD

1 after DEB

9

LLL

NA

NA

100%

PERFECT

SeQuent Please+ PERFECT Stent

PERFECT Stent (EPC capturing Stent)

Stable CAD

3

6

LLL

death, MI, TLR

NA

100%

BELLO

IN.PACT Falcon

TAXUS DES

stable/unstable CAD small vessels

3 after DEB, 12 after DES

6

LLL

death, MI, TVR

any repeat revascularization

20.2%

Herdeg et al.

GENIE Acrostak

TAXUS DES, Multi-Link BMS

stable CAD

6

6

LLL

death, MI, TVR, stent thrombosis

any repeat revascularization

100%

Ali et al.

SeQuent Please

TAXUS DES

stable CAD in diabetics

NA

9

LLL

NA

NA

100%

PICCOLETTO

DIOR 1st generation

TAXUS DES

stable/unstable CAD small vessels

1 after DEB, 3 after BMS, 12 after DES/unstable

9 (angio 6)

diameter stenosis

death, STEMI, TLR

>50% restenosis

NA (>100%)