Cardiac drug balloon is a kind of drug balloon for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases, which can be degraded in the body and does not leave any residue.
Cardiac drug balloon is a balloon surface coated with drugs to inhibit endothelial proliferation, the surface of the tiny balloon is covered with drugs, the expansion of the balloon, can make the drug uniformly distributed in the blood vessel wall, can inhibit the proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells, the balloon will be withdrawn from the patient’s body after the expansion is completed.
Cardiac drug balloon can be applied to the treatment of small vessel stenosis, bifurcation coronary stenosis and in-stent restenosis, which is of great significance in reducing the incidence of in-stent restenosis.
Surgical bypass surgery is recommended for patients who do not respond well to cardiac drug balloon therapy or for those who have failed repeated cardiac interventions, have underlying diabetes mellitus, or have severe stenosis in multiple coronary vessels.