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20-09-2024 | Coronary Heart Disease | News

ESC 2024

Drug-eluting stent ‘should remain the preferred treatment’ for de novo coronary artery disease

Author: Dr. Priya Venkatesan

medwireNews: Drug-coated balloon (DCB) angioplasty with rescue stenting is inferior to drug-eluting stent (DES) implantation for adults with de novo, non-complex coronary artery disease irrespective of target vessel diameter, suggests the REC-CAGEFREE I study.

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