文摘
We evaluated the impact of diabetes on the efficacy of drug-eluting balloon (DEB) as compared to paclitaxel-eluting stent (PES) for the reduction of restenosis in small vessels according to the presence of diabetes in patients enrolled in the BELLO (Balloon Elution and Late Loss Optimization) trial. The diabetic group consisted of 74 patients (DEB = 39, PES = 35) and the nondiabetic group of 108 patients (DEB = 51, PES = 57). In patients with diabetes, angiographic restenosis and in-segment late loss was significantly lower with DEB as compared to PES (respectively, 6.3% vs. 25.0%; p = 0.039 and −0.013 ± 0.39 vs. 0.25 ± 0.53; p = 0.023), with no differences noted in nondiabetic patients. No difference in MACE were observed. Diabetes does not appear to have a negative impact on the efficacy of DEB in small vessels, which were associated with better angiographic outcomes at 6 months in this complex subgroup. Larger studies are needed to confirm these findings.