Ultrasound assessment of intimal hyperplasia after plain balloon angioplasty and drug-coated balloon angioplasty of AV access stenosis
The statistically significant decrease in %IMT post PTA using a DCB compared with PUB angioplasty appears to demonstrate an anti-proliferative drug effect on lesion intimal hyperplasia. However, this did not translate into a sustained difference in target lesion primary patency.
Authors
- Kate Steiner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0804-9461)
- Cliona Kirwan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1725-4790)
- Sivaramakrishnan Ramanarayanan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4238-122X)
Institutions
- Lister Hospital (GB)
- East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- CVIR Endovascular
- Published
- 2025-12-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s42155-025-00621-3
- Primary Topic
- Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00