{"id":10085,"date":"2026-06-02T14:13:23","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T11:13:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/?p=10085"},"modified":"2026-06-02T14:13:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T11:13:23","slug":"europcr-2026-drug-coated-balloon-dcb-strategy-shows-promise-in-complex-pci","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/europcr-2026-drug-coated-balloon-dcb-strategy-shows-promise-in-complex-pci\/","title":{"rendered":"EuroPCR 2026: Drug-Coated Balloon (DCB) Strategy Shows Promise in Complex PCI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span>EuroPCR 2026:<\/span><br \/>\n<span>Drug-Coated Balloon (DCB) Strategy Shows Promise in Complex PCI<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>* A subgroup analysis of the SELUTION De Novo Trial demonstrated that the sirolimus-eluting balloon (SELUTION DCB) is a safe and effective alternative to routine DES implantation in complex PCI.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>patients treated with the DCB strategy had fewer adverse events overall.<\/span><br \/>\n<span>* The advantage of DCB was mainly due to:<\/span><br \/>\n<span>* Fewer heart attacks related to the treated vessel (2.6% vs 7.5%)<\/span><br \/>\n<span>* Fewer cardiac deaths (0.7% vs 1.9%)<\/span><br \/>\n<span>* The difference between the two groups appeared early after the procedure and remained stable throughout the first year, suggesting that the benefit of the DCB strategy was maintained over time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Simple Take-Home Message:<\/span><br \/>\n<span>In complex PCI, a DCB-based strategy achieved outcomes at least as good as DES and was associated with fewer vessel-related heart attacks and fewer cardiac deaths at 1 year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Potential Advantages of the DCB Strategy<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>* Avoids permanent metal implantation.<\/span><br \/>\n<span>* Preserves side branches, particularly important in bifurcation lesions.<\/span><br \/>\n<span>* May reduce vessel trauma.<\/span><br \/>\n<span>* Simplifies treatment in highly complex anatomy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Important Procedural Points<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>* Mandatory lesion preparation (predilatation).<\/span><br \/>\n<span>* Minimum DCB inflation time: 30 seconds.<\/span><br \/>\n<span>* Bailout stenting allowed only for:<\/span><br \/>\n<span>* Residual stenosis\/recoil &gt; 30%<\/span><br \/>\n<span>* High-risk dissection<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tctmd.com\/news\/selution-de-novo-data-support-keeping-it-simple-dcb-complex-pci\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.tctmd.com\/news\/selution-de-novo-data-support-keeping-it-simple-dcb-complex-pci&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1780485146540000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0uFlgDEwQu4_OuNJ0NFZZ2\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.tctmd.com\/news\/<wbr \/>selution-de-novo-data-support-<wbr \/>keeping-it-simple-dcb-complex-<wbr \/>pci<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EuroPCR 2026: Drug-Coated Balloon (DCB) Strategy Shows Promise in Complex PCI * A subgroup analysis of the SELUTION De Novo Trial demonstrated that the sirolimus-eluting balloon (SELUTION DCB) is a safe and effective alternative to routine DES implantation in complex PCI. patients treated with the DCB strategy had fewer adverse events overall. * The advantage [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":145,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10085","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10085","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/145"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10085"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10085\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10086,"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10085\/revisions\/10086"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10085"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10085"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10085"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}