Impact of Cutting Balloon Angioplasty (CBA) Prior to Bare Metal Stenting on Restenosis A Prospective Randomized Multicenter Trial Comparing CBA With Balloon Angioplasty (BA) Before Stenting (REDUCE III)

Abstract

Restenosis and TLR were significantly lower in CBA-BMS than BA-BMS. This favorable outcome was achieved because of the lower restenosis rate conferred by the IVUS-guided-CBA-BMS strategy (6.6%). The restenosis rates obtained with this strategy were comparable to those achieved with DES.