Drug-coated balloons (DCB) are being used for in-stent restenosis treatment and there is some preliminary experience in other coronary settings, including small vessels and side branches. Scoring balloons (SB) are a useful tool for the preparation of fibro-calcific lesions. Because of the controlled micro-dissections that SB induce, it has been hypothesized that they may have a role in helping paclitaxel deliverability inside the vessel wall. The AngioSculpt®X (Spectranetics) is a novel paclitaxel-coated SB with encouraging preliminary data for the treatment of in-stent restenosis. We here describe our first experience treating two de novo coronary lesions with angiographic follow up.
Keywords: Paclitaxel-coated balloon; Scoring balloon; Small coronary vessel.
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