Circulation
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
Drug-coated balloon versus standard percutaneous transluminal angioplasty for the treatment of superficial femoral and popliteal peripheral artery disease: 12-month results from the IN.PACT SFA randomized trial.
Drug-coated balloons (DCBs) have shown promise in improving the outcomes for patients with peripheral artery disease. We compared a paclitaxel-coated balloon with percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) for the treatment of symptomatic superficial femoral and popliteal artery disease. ⋯ http://www.clinicaltrials.gov. Unique Identifiers: NCT01175850 and NCT01566461.
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Multicenter Study Observational Study
Amplitude spectrum area to guide defibrillation: a validation on 1617 patients with ventricular fibrillation.
This study sought to validate the ability of amplitude spectrum area (AMSA) to predict defibrillation success and long-term survival in a large population of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests. ⋯ In this large derivation-validation study, AMSA was validated as an accurate predictor of defibrillation success. AMSA also appeared as a predictor of long-term survival.