Shockwave IVL maintains ‘superiority’ to angioplasty in calcified peripheral disease at two years

Shockwave Medical announced today that long-term data from the Disrupt PAD III trial found that superior vessel preparation with intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) led to excellent long-term outcomes out to two years with preservation of future treatment options compared to percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA)…
Intravascular lithotripsy ‘superior’ to PTA in acute procedural success out to 30 days

The DISRUPT PAD III randomized controlled trial (RCT) provides the largest level-one evidence for the treatment of heavily calcified femoropopliteal arteries, noted William Gray, MD, an interventional cardiologist at Main Line Health, Philadelphia, during the second and final late-breaking data…

