Percutaneous Lower-extremity Arterial Interventions with Primary Balloon Angioplasty Versus SilverHawk Atherectomy and Adjunctive Balloon Angioplasty: Randomized Trial

TLR and TVR at 1 year were statistically similar in atherectomy and primary PTA. Atherectomy reduced the need for bailout stent placement compared with primary PTA.