RT Journal Article T1 3-Year Clinical Follow-Up of the RIBS IV Clinical Trial: A Prospective Randomized Study of Drug-Eluting Balloons Versus Everolimus-Eluting Stents in Patients With In-Stent Restenosis in Coronary Arteries Previously Treated With Drug-Eluting Stents. A1 Alfonso, Fernando A1 Pérez-Vizcayno, María José A1 Cuesta, Javier A1 García Del Blanco, Bruno A1 García-Touchard, Arturo A1 López-Mínguez, José Ramón A1 Masotti, Mónica A1 Zueco, Javier A1 Cequier, Angel A1 Velázquez, Maite A1 Moreno, Raúl A1 Mainar, Vicente A1 Domínguez, Antonio A1 Moris, Cesar A1 Molina, Eduardo A1 Rivero, Fernando A1 Jiménez-Quevedo, Pilar A1 Gonzalo, Nieves A1 Fernández-Pérez, Cristina A1 RIBS IV Study Investigators (Under the Auspices of the Interventional Cardiology Working Group of the Spanish Society of Cardiology), K1 drug-eluting ballon(s) K1 drug-eluting stent(s) K1 everolimus-eluting stent(s) K1 in-stent restenosis AB This study sought to compare the long-term safety and efficacy of drug-eluting balloons (DEB) and everolimus-eluting stents (EES) in patients with in-stent restenosis (ISR) of drug-eluting stents (DES). Treatment of patients with DES-ISR remains a challenge. The RIBS IV (Restenosis Intra-Stent of Drug-Eluting Stents: Drug-Eluting Balloons vs Everolimus-Eluting Stents) trial is a prospective multicenter randomized clinical trial comparing DEB and EES in patients with DES-ISR. The pre-specified comparison of the 3-year clinical outcomes obtained with these interventions is the main objective of the present study. A total of 309 patients with DES-ISR were randomized to DEB (n = 154) or EES (n = 155). At angiographic follow-up, the in-segment minimal lumen diameter was larger in the EES arm (2.03 ± 0.7 mm vs. 1.80 ± 0.6 mm; p 1 year) target lesion revascularization (2.6% vs. 4%) and target vessel revascularization (4% vs. 6.6%) was similar in the 2 arms. Rates of cardiac death (3.9% vs. 3.2%), myocardial infarction (2.6% vs. 4.5%), and stent thrombosis (1.3% vs. 2.6%) at 3 years were also similar in both arms. The 3-year clinical follow-up of this randomized clinical trial demonstrates that in patients with DES-ISR, EES reduce the need for repeat interventions compared with DEB. (Restenosis Intra-Stent of Drug-Eluting Stents: Drug-Eluting Balloons vs Everolimus-Eluting Stents [RIBS IV]; NCT01239940). YR 2018 FD 2018 LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/12505 UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/12505 LA en DS RISalud RD Apr 18, 2025