Effect of Drug-Coated Devices in Patients with CLTI and Intermittent Claudication: The SWEDEPAD Trial

Effect of Drug-Coated Devices in Patients with CLTI and Intermittent Claudication: The SWEDEPAD Trial

The SWEDEPAD trial demonstrated that treatment with drug-coated devices (DCDs) did not reduce the risk of major amputation in patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI) and did not improve quality of life (QOL) in patients with intermittent claudication, according to a study presented by Dr. Marten Falkenberg, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, in the Hot Line session at ESC Congress 2025.

The SWEDEPAD trial was a registry-based RCT conducted at 22 Swedish hospitals between November 2014...
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