The REALITY Study, sponsored by the VIVA physicians, demonstrates how the use of the HawkOne™ directional atherectomy system, followed by the IN.PACT™ Admiral™ drug-coated balloon (DCB), can help achieve positive patient outcomes in treating peripheral artery disease (PAD).
HawkOne™ directional
atherectomy system
IN.PACT™ Admiral™
drug-coated balloon
Lesion characteristicsꝉ1:
86.2% bilateral calcium [PACSS 3+4]
67.6% bilateral calcium ≥ 5 cm [PACSS 4]
17.9 cm average lesion length
39.0% chronic total occlusions at baseline
Outcomes in complex, long, heavily calcified lesions1:
8.8% bailout stent rate
14.0% 30-day major adverse events‡
76.7% 12-month patency
Data reported includes patients beyond the follow-up window.
92.6% 12-month freedom from clinically driven target lesion revascularization (CD-TLR)
Data reported includes patients beyond the follow-up window.
The REALITY Study was independently sponsored and conducted by the VIVA physicians. The study prospectively enrolled 102 participants whose treatment outcomes were independently adjudicated by angiographic and duplex ultrasound core labs and a clinical events committee. The research was funded by Medtronic through the manufacturer’s external research program (ERP).
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ꝉ The vessel image is an example of a REALITY Study lesion. It is for illustrative purposes only, and is not representative of an exact lesion from a patient in the study.
‡ Major adverse event (MAE) was defined as flow-limiting dissections (D-F), vessel perforations requiring stenting or stent grafts, unplanned amputation, intra procedural distal athero embolization, and clinically driven target vessel revascularization (TVR).
Rocha-Singh KJ, Sachar R, DeRubertis BG, et al. Directional atherectomy before paclitaxel coated balloon angioplasty in complex femoropopliteal disease: The VIVA REALITY study. Catheter Cardiovac Interv. 2021;98(3):549–558.
Laird JA, Schneider PA, Jaff MR, et al. Long-term clinical effectiveness of a drug-coated balloon for the treatment of femoropopliteal Lesions. Five-year results from the IN.PACT SFA Trial. Circ Cardiovasc Interv. 2019;12(6):e007702.
Tepe G. 5-year results from the IN.PACT Global Study Prespecified Cohorts: ISR, CTO and Long Lesions. Presented at VIVA 2021. CTO information was collected and evaluated in real-world studies. Please see brief statement for approved indications for use.