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Table 1 Baseline and summary characteristics of included studies

From: Drug-coated balloons versus drug-eluting stents in patients with acute myocardial infarction undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention: an updated meta-analysis with trial sequential analysis

Characteristics of All included Studies

Author, year

Type of Study

Country

Patients (n) (DCB/stent)

Type of patients

BMI (kg/m2) (DCB/stent)

Age (mean) (DCB/stent)

male, n (DCB/stent)

mean follow up (days)

Outcomes reported

Premedication

Lesion preparation

DCB type

Stent type

in-stent restenosis, %

de lovo lesions, n

small vessel lesions, n

large vessel lesions, n

Scheller 2020 [21]

RCT

Germany

104\106

NSTEMI

28.7\28.4

66\67

69\72

276

MACE/stent thrombosis//TLR/MI/CD

aspirin plus clopidogrel, ticagrelor or prasugrel

Balloon dilation

paclitaxel iopromide-coated DCB

Paclitaxel

exclusion criteria

Inclusion citeria but no data

exclusion criteria

Vos 2019 [29]

RCT

The Netherlands

60\60

STEMI

26.7\27.4

57.4\57.3

52\52

270

MACE/CD/ MI/TLR

aspirin plus ticagrelor or prasugrel

Thrombus aspiration and/ or balloon dilation

Paclitaxel

Sirolimus or Everolimus(Orsiro, Biotronik; or Xience, Abbott, Abbott Park, Illinois)

exclusion criteria

60/60

NA

NA

Wang 2022 [16]

RCT

China

92\92

STEMI

N.A

49.2\49.6

88\84

365

MACE/CD/ MI/TLR/MLD/LLL

Aspirin/Clopidogrel/ β-blocker/Calcium channel blocker/RAS inhibitor/ Statin/Ezetimib/Nitrate

Thrombus aspiration and/ or balloon dilation

Paclitaxel

sirolimus

exclusion criteria

Inclusion citeria but no data

NA

Yang 2023 [10]

Observtional

China

67\209

STEMI

27.9\27.7

38.7\39.4

66\196

365

MACE/CD/ MI/TLR

Aspirin/Clopidogrel/Ticagrelor/β-blocker/Calcium channel blocker/RAS inhibitor/ Statin/Ezetimib/Nitrate

Thrombus aspiration and/ or balloon dilation

N.A

N.A

exclusion criteria

NA

NA

NA

Belkacemi 2012 [27]

RCT

the Netherlands/Italy

50\49\51

STEMI

N.A

59.7\59.9

41\41\42

180

MACE/ LLL

acetylsalicylic acid/clopidogrel/Heparin/glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors

Thrombus aspiration and/ or balloon dilation

DIORVR coronary angio- plasty balloon

paclitaxel DES

10\9

50/49

NA

NA

Besic 2015 [15]

RCT

Croatia

41\44

NSTEMI

29\28.1

63\68

33\35

180

MACE/LLL/TLR/ST

clopidogrel/aspirin/unfractionated heparin/glycoproglycoprotein (GP) IIb/IIIa inhibitors (eptifibatide)

Thrombus aspiration and/ or balloon dilation

Elutax and SeQuent Please (B. Braun AG, Melsungen, Germany)

new cobalt chromium stent (Genius Magic stent, Eurocor)

exclusion criteria

41/44

NA

NA

García-Touchard 2017 [24]

RCT

Spain

110\112

STEMI

27.7\27.5

60\62

94\96

365

MACE/CD/TLR/MLD/LLL

aspirin/clopidogrel/prasugrel/ticagrelor/Heparin/glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors

Thrombus aspiration and/ or balloon dilation

paclitaxel-eluting balloon

new cobalt chromium stent (Genius Magic stent, Eurocor)

exclusion criteria

NA

NA

NA

Gobić 2017

RCT

Croatia

38\37

STEMI

29.4\28.2

57\45

71\73

180

CD/MI/TLR/ST/LLL

acetylsalicylic acid/clopidogrel/unfractionated heparin

thrombus aspiration or balloon dilation

Sequent Please (B.Braun,Melsungen, Germany)

Sirolimus (Biomime, Meril Life Sciences, Vapi, India)

NA

Inclusion citeria but no data

exclusion criteria

Hao 2021

RCT

China

38\42

STEMI

26\25

59\56

30\35

365

MACE/ LLL/TLR

enteric-coated aspirin tablets/ clopidogrel/ atorvastatin calcium/ anti-hypertensive and blood sugar control treatments for underlying diseases

thrombus aspiration and balloon expansion

N.A

N.A

exclusion criteria

NA

NA

NA

Merinopoulos 2023 [28]

Observtional

UK

452/687

STEMI

NA

66/66

330/509

365

MACE/mortality/stent thrombosis/TLR

acetylsalicylic acid/clopidogrel/Heparin/glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors

Thrombus aspiration and/ or balloon dilation

paclitaxel-eluting balloon

Sirolimus (Biomime, Meril Life Sciences, Vapi, India)

exclusion criteria

452/687

NA

Inclusion citeria but no data

Wang 2020 [19]

RCT

China

38/42

STEMI

26/25

59/56

79/83

365

CD, MI, TLR, LLL

aspirin plus clopidogrel

Thrombus aspiration and/ or balloon dilation

Sequent Please

DES

NA

NA

NA

NA

Liu 2020 [18]

RCT

China

33/32

STEMI

NA

NA

NA

365

CD, MI, TLR, ST, 12 LLL

aspirin plus ticagrelor

Balloon dilation

Sequent Please

Xience V DES

exclusion criteria

Inclusion citeria but no data

NA

Characteristics of All included Studies

Author, year

upfront hybrid PCI (DCB + DES), %

Bailout stenting rate in the DCB (%)

DAPT (months) (DCB/ stent)

Medical Conditions, n (DCB/ stent)

Angiographic assessment, (DCB/ stent)

History of stroke

History of MI

DM

HTN

Hyperlipidaemia

Current smoker

PAD

LAD, n

LCx, n

RCA, n

Number of stents implanted, mean

Stent diameter, mean

stent length, mean

Nijhoff 2015 [15]

NA

10%

N.A

N.A

2\3

5\2

14/15

7\16

21\28

N.A

18/18

NA

13/20

NA

NA

NA

Scheller 2020 [21]

15%

15%

12\12

6\9

20\17

28/38

82\93

52\48

35\43

9\7

51/46

40/44

32/30

NA

2.6/2.5

18.6/17.4

Vos 2019 [29]

NA

18%

12\12

N.A

N.A

8\4

18\19

10\8

28\24

1\0

19/24

NA

29/28

NA

NA

NA

Wang 2022 [16]

NA

9.50%

3\12

N.A

92\92

71\79

67\65

61\58

N.A

N.A

64/64

24/19

29/30

1.27/1.23

2.69/2.7

16.92/16.97

Yang 2023 [10

exclusion criteria

NA

6\12

3\8

67\209

15\36

31\95

18\44

53\173

N.A

19/96

29/35

19/78

1\2

2.57/3

26/30

Belkacemi 2012 [27]

NA

NA

12\12

N.A

1\2\0

3\2\6

17\15\18

13\16\11

19\28\29

N.A

24/18

13\11

13/20

1.3/1.2

2.98/2.88

24.4/25.4

Besic 2015 [15]

NA

NA

12\12

N.A

4\6

13\12

41\44

36\39

18\9

N.A

22/16

2\6

14/15

1\1

3\3

18/18

García-Touchard 2017 [24]

NA

NA

12\12

N.A

3\5

15\22

42\55

45\57

81\81

N.A

25/36

23/20

62/56

NA

3\3

18.8/18

Gobić 2017

NA

7.30%

12\12

N.A

N.A

5\11

32\35

9.5\18.9

43.9\56.8

N.A

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

Hao 2021

NA

4%%

6\12

N.A

N.A

10\15

8\12

N.A

24\28

N.A

19/22

7\8

12\12

NA

NA

NA

Merinopoulos 2023 [28]

NA

5.30%

12\12

18\12

30/35

63/83

183/241

79/100

254/435

7\7

196/256

78/103

175/321

NA

NA

NA

Wang 2020 [19]

NA

9.50%

6\12

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

Liu 2020 [18]

NA

5.70%

12\12

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA