Association of Postangioplasty Femoropopliteal Dissections With Outcomes After Drug-Coated Balloon Angioplasty in the Femoropopliteal Arteries

Purpose: Balloon angioplasty for the treatment of femoropopliteal lesions is often complicated by postangioplasty dissections. While dissections are known to affect patency and reintervention after balloon angioplasty, the association between dissections and major adverse limb event (MALE) after drug-coated balloon (DCB) angioplasty remains uncertain. Thus, the postangioplasty dissection and bailout stenting patterns were investigated. Materials...