What do systematic reviews say?

Atherectomy vs balloon angioplasty

It is very uncertain whether atherectomy changes primary patency ( compared with balloon angioplasty (very low certainty).

• Atherectomy for peripheral arterial disease 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 1.06 [0.94, 1.2]
  3 studies · 186 participants
  Very low
• Atherectomy for peripheral arterial disease 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 1.2 [0.78, 1.84]
  2 studies · 149 participants
  Very low

Atherectomy vs balloon angioplasty with primary stenting

It is very uncertain whether atherectomy changes mortality ( compared with balloon angioplasty with primary stenting (very low certainty).

• Atherectomy for peripheral arterial disease 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.38 [0.04, 3.23]
  1 study · 155 participants
  Very low

Atherectomy vs balloon angioplasty with primary stenting

It is very uncertain whether atherectomy changes fatal and non‐fatal cardiovascular events ( compared with balloon angioplasty with primary stenting (very low certainty).

• Atherectomy for peripheral arterial disease 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.38 [0.04, 3.23]
  1 study · 155 participants
  Very low

Atherectomy vs balloon angioplasty with primary stenting

It is very uncertain whether atherectomy changes TVR ( compared with balloon angioplasty with primary stenting (very low certainty).

• Atherectomy for peripheral arterial disease 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 2.27 [0.95, 5.46]
  1 study · 155 participants
  Very low
• Atherectomy for peripheral arterial disease 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 2.05 [0.96, 4.37]
  1 study · 155 participants
  Very low

Atherectomy vs balloon angioplasty with primary stenting

It is very uncertain whether atherectomy changes complication rates ( compared with balloon angioplasty with primary stenting (very low certainty).

• Atherectomy for peripheral arterial disease 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 7.04 [0.8, 62.23]
  1 study · 155 participants
  Very low

Atherectomy vs balloon angioplasty

It is very uncertain whether atherectomy changes mortality ( compared with balloon angioplasty (very low certainty).

• Atherectomy for peripheral arterial disease 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.5 [0.1, 2.66]
  3 studies · 210 participants
  Very low

Atherectomy vs balloon angioplasty

• Atherectomy for peripheral arterial disease 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  2 studies · 160 participants
  Very low

Atherectomy vs balloon angioplasty

It is very uncertain whether atherectomy changes TVR ( compared with balloon angioplasty (very low certainty).

• Atherectomy for peripheral arterial disease 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.51 [0.06, 4.42]
  2 studies · 136 participants
  Very low
• Atherectomy for peripheral arterial disease 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.59 [0.25, 1.42]
  3 studies · 176 participants
  Very low

Atherectomy vs balloon angioplasty

It is very uncertain whether atherectomy changes complication rates ( compared with balloon angioplasty (very low certainty).

• Atherectomy for peripheral arterial disease 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.69 [0.28, 1.68]
  6 studies · 387 participants
  Very low

Atherectomy vs balloon angioplasty with primary stenting

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Atherectomy for peripheral arterial disease 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found
• Atherectomy for peripheral arterial disease 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found