Although an unplanned, interim analysis from an ongoing randomized trial in Sweden has suggested no significant difference in mortality between patients with peripheral artery disease receiving paclitaxel-coated devices and those receiving uncoated devices for lower-extremity revascularization, the analysis did not resolve the question of whether paclitaxel-coated devices are safe for these patients.
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McDermott, M.M., Kibbe, M.R. Safety of paclitaxel-coated devices in peripheral artery disease. Nat Rev Cardiol 18, 311–312 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41569-021-00531-6
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