About this trial

Studies exploring the feasibility of drug-eluting balloon (DCB) in de-novo coronary lesions are limited. There are scarce data comparing DCB with drug-eluting stent (DES) in patients with high bleeding risk (HBR), a situation in which long-term maintenance of dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) is a clinical dilemma. This target trial emulation aims to compare clinical outcomes between DCB angioplasty and conventional DES implantation in de-novo coronary lesions in patients with coronary artery disease.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Patients with coronary artery disease undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention

Used devices number less than three (relatively simple lesion)

Disqualifiers

Hybrid strategy (DCB and DES use)

Failed percutaneous coronary intervention

Previous revascularization procedure before index percutaneous coronary intervention

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Drug coated balloon
  • Drug-eluting stent

Treatment groups

470,000 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Locations

1
Samsung Medical Center06351, Seoul South Korea

Sponsors and collaborators

Samsung Medical Center

Lead sponsor