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Zou GX, Zhang GW, Wang ZD, Li P, Xie WC, Chen J. A comparative study of shockwave intravascular lithotripsy and conventional percutaneous coronary intervention in the treatment of severe coronary artery calcification lesions. J Cardiothorac Surg 2024; 19:434. [PMID: 38987849 PMCID: PMC11234595 DOI: 10.1186/s13019-024-02954-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2024] [Accepted: 06/30/2024] [Indexed: 07/12/2024] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) in the treatment of severe coronary artery calcification (CAC) lesions. METHODS In this study, we selected patients diagnosed with severe CAC lesions confirmed by coronary angiography (CAG) who were hospitalized in Yulin First People's Hospital between December 2021 and December 2022 and required percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Using a random number table, we divided all patients into the IVL group and the PCI group in the order of interventional therapy. We compared both groups in terms of the surgical success rate, intraoperative manipulation characteristics, procedural complication, and cumulative incidence of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE). RESULTS (1) There were no differences in the surgical success rate, incidence of MACE, and occurrence of procedural complication between the two groups; (2) Compared with the conventional PCI group, patients in the IVL group used fewer predilatation balloons, and the difference was statistically significant (all P < 0.05); (3) Compared with the conventional PCI group, patients in the IVL group had lesser surgery time and lesser radiation time, with lesser proportion of patients who were assisted with stent implantation using coronary artery rotational atherectomy, and this difference was statistically significant (P < 0.05); (4) The mean stent diameter and length in the IVL group was greater than those in the conventional PCI group but the difference was not statistically significant (P > 0.05). CONCLUSION In this study, we found that IVL was a highly safe and effective procedure in the treatment of severe CAC lesions that did not increase the surgery and radiation time, and it could also reduce the use of predilatation balloons, thus improving the management of CAC lesions. Thus, IVL can be a novel choice in treating severe CAC lesions.
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- Guang-Xin Zou
- Department of Cardiology, Yulin First People's Hospital, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, No. 495 Education Middle Road, Yuzhou District, Yulin, 537000, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Yulin First People's Hospital, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, No. 495 Education Middle Road, Yuzhou District, Yulin, 537000, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Yulin First People's Hospital, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, No. 495 Education Middle Road, Yuzhou District, Yulin, 537000, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Yulin First People's Hospital, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, No. 495 Education Middle Road, Yuzhou District, Yulin, 537000, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Yulin First People's Hospital, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, No. 495 Education Middle Road, Yuzhou District, Yulin, 537000, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Yulin First People's Hospital, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, No. 495 Education Middle Road, Yuzhou District, Yulin, 537000, China.
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van Oort MJH, Al Amri I, Bingen BO, Oliveri F, Vilalta V, Jurado-Roman A, Pereira AR, Cordoba-Soriano JG, Rumiz González E, Fernández-Peregrina E, van der Kley F, Jukema JW, Montero-Cabezas JM. Current applications, procedural and 1-year outcomes of Rotatripsy for the treatment of calcified coronary lesions. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2024. [PMID: 38932584 DOI: 10.1002/ccd.31140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2024] [Revised: 05/29/2024] [Accepted: 06/18/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024]
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BACKGROUND Intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) combined with rotational atherectomy (RA), known as Rotatripsy, is used to treat severe coronary artery calcification (CAC), though data on efficacy, midterm safety and use sequence is limited. We aimed to identify indicators for Rotatripsy use and to assess its safety and success rates, both acutely and at 1-year follow-up. METHODS Patients undergoing Rotatripsy for severe CAC across six centers from May 2019 to December 2023 were included. Demographic, clinical, procedural and follow-up data were collected. Efficacy endpoints included device success (delivery of the RA-burr and IVL-balloon across the target lesion and administration of therapy without related complications), technical success (TIMI 3 flow and residual stenosis <30% by quantitative coronary analysis) and procedural success [composite of technical success with absence of in-hospital major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE: cardiac death, myocardial infarction or target vessel revascularization). Safety endpoints comprised Rotatripsy-related complications and MACE at 1-year follow-up. RESULTS A total of 114 patients (75 ± 9 years, 78% male) underwent Rotatripsy for 120 lesions. In the majority of procedures RA was followed by IVL, mostly electively (n = 68, 57%) but also for balloon underexpansion (n = 37, 31%) and stent crossing failure (n = 1, 1%). Diverse and complex target lesions were addressed with an average SYNTAX score of 24.6 ± 13.0. Device, technical and procedural success were 97%, 94% and 93%, respectively. Therapy-related complications included two (2%) coronary perforations, one (1%) coronary dissection and one (1%) burr entrapment. At 1-year follow-up(present in 77(67%) patients), MACE occurred in 7(9%) cases. CONCLUSIONS Over a 1-year follow-up period, Rotatripsy was safe and effective, predominantly using RA electively before IVL.
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- Martijn J H van Oort
- Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Cardiology, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Cardiology, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Albacete, Albacete, Spain
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- Department of Cardiology, Consorci Hospital General Universitario de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
- Netherlands Heart Institute, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Nobile E, Piscione M, Cammalleri V, Gaudio D, Antonelli G, De Luca VM, Carpenito M, Cocco N, Nusca A, Ussia GP. Controlled mitral valvuloplasty using steerable catheter- waist- formed balloon system: A clinical case series. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2024. [PMID: 38922752 DOI: 10.1002/ccd.31127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2024] [Revised: 05/26/2024] [Accepted: 06/09/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024]
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As the general population ages, the incidence of degenerative mitral stenosis (MS) among patients has increased. Percutaneous mitral valvuloplasty (PMV) has emerged as a well-established option for mitral rheumatic stenosis with specific characteristics. However, a blank therapeutic space must be filled with the treatment options for degenerative or rheumatic mitral stenosis in patients with many comorbidities and contraindication for valvuloplasty. We here present a comprehensive overview of the current possibilities, despite their scarce success. That is the reason why we propose a case series to facilitate a better understanding of our innovative technique in this challenging clinical context.
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- E Nobile
- Unit of Cardiovascular Science, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico, Roma, Italy
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- Unit of Cardiovascular Science, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico, Roma, Italy
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- Unit of Cardiovascular Science, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico, Roma, Italy
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- Unit of Cardiovascular Science, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico, Roma, Italy
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- Unit of Cardiovascular Science, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico, Roma, Italy
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- Unit of Cardiovascular Science, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico, Roma, Italy
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- Unit of Cardiovascular Science, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico, Roma, Italy
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- Unit of Cardiovascular Science, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico, Roma, Italy
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- Unit of Cardiovascular Science, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico, Roma, Italy
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- Unit of Cardiovascular Science, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico, Roma, Italy
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Napoli F, Vella C, Ferri L, Ancona MB, Bellini B, Russo F, Agricola E, Esposito A, Montorfano M. Rheumatic and Degenerative Mitral Stenosis: From an Iconic Clinical Case to the Literature Review. J Cardiovasc Dev Dis 2024; 11:153. [PMID: 38786975 PMCID: PMC11122136 DOI: 10.3390/jcdd11050153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2024] [Revised: 05/05/2024] [Accepted: 05/12/2024] [Indexed: 05/25/2024] Open
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Mitral stenosis (MS) poses significant challenges in diagnosis and management due to its varied etiologies, such as rheumatic mitral stenosis (RMS) and degenerative mitral stenosis (DMS). While rheumatic fever-induced RMS has declined in prevalence, DMS is rising with aging populations and comorbidities. Starting from a complex clinical case of DMS, the aim of this paper is to review the literature on mitral stenosis by analyzing the available tools and the differences in terms of diagnosis and treatment for rheumatic and degenerative stenosis. Emerging transcatheter techniques, such as transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR) and lithotripsy-facilitated percutaneous mitral commissurotomy (PMC), represent promising alternatives for DMS patients deemed unfit for surgery. In particular, intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) has shown potential in facilitating percutaneous interventions by fracturing calcific deposits and enabling subsequent interventions. However, larger prospective studies are warranted to validate these findings and establish IVL's role in DMS management. To further enhance this technique, research could focus on investigating the long-term outcomes and durability of mitral lithotripsy, as well as exploring its potential in combination with PMC or TMVR.
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- Francesca Napoli
- Interventional Cardiology Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, 60, Via Olgettina, 20132 Milan, Italy; (F.N.); (C.V.); (M.B.A.); (B.B.); (F.R.); (M.M.)
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- Interventional Cardiology Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, 60, Via Olgettina, 20132 Milan, Italy; (F.N.); (C.V.); (M.B.A.); (B.B.); (F.R.); (M.M.)
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- Interventional Cardiology Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, 60, Via Olgettina, 20132 Milan, Italy; (F.N.); (C.V.); (M.B.A.); (B.B.); (F.R.); (M.M.)
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- Interventional Cardiology Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, 60, Via Olgettina, 20132 Milan, Italy; (F.N.); (C.V.); (M.B.A.); (B.B.); (F.R.); (M.M.)
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- Interventional Cardiology Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, 60, Via Olgettina, 20132 Milan, Italy; (F.N.); (C.V.); (M.B.A.); (B.B.); (F.R.); (M.M.)
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- Interventional Cardiology Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, 60, Via Olgettina, 20132 Milan, Italy; (F.N.); (C.V.); (M.B.A.); (B.B.); (F.R.); (M.M.)
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- Cardiovascular Imaging Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, 20132 Milan, Italy;
- School of Medicine, Vita Salute San Raffaele University, 20132 Milan, Italy;
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- School of Medicine, Vita Salute San Raffaele University, 20132 Milan, Italy;
- Clinical and Experimental Radiology Unit, Experimental Imaging Center, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, 20132 Milan, Italy
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- Interventional Cardiology Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, 60, Via Olgettina, 20132 Milan, Italy; (F.N.); (C.V.); (M.B.A.); (B.B.); (F.R.); (M.M.)
- School of Medicine, Vita Salute San Raffaele University, 20132 Milan, Italy;
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Lv H, Li X, Ren Z, Ma X, Qin Z, Fu Q. Intravascular lithotripsy: A novel option for severe calcification of coronary artery. Clin Cardiol 2024; 47:e24186. [PMID: 37945548 PMCID: PMC10826240 DOI: 10.1002/clc.24186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2023] [Revised: 10/25/2023] [Accepted: 10/26/2023] [Indexed: 11/12/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Severe coronary artery calcification is associated with low success rate of interventional operation, perioperative adverse cardiac events, and poor prognosis, which is a major problem faced by operators. The existing therapy methods all have inherent limitations, such as unsatisfactory balloon crossability, inadequate balloon dilation, and so on. The emergence of intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) has brought the dawn of the treatment of calcified lesions by using unfocused acoustic pressure waves to fracture calcification in situ. And IVL is the only technology capable of targeting deep calcification. HYPOTHESIS IVL may have great clinical application values and potential prospects. METHOD Based on the existing clinical evidence of IVL and traditional treatment ways, this review discusses the safety and efficacy of IVL. Combined with clinical practice, the precautions and coping strategies of IVL are analyzed. And the review improves the management algorithm of coronary calcification. RESULTS IVL has extremely high safety and effectiveness for severe coronary calcification compared with other ways, and structural improvements of IVL will further expand its value. CONCLUSIONS The emergence of IVL could set off a revolution in the treatment of coronary artery calcification.
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- He Lv
- Department of CardiologyThe People's Hospital of China Medical UniversityShenyang CityLiaoning ProvincePeople's Republic of China
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- Department of CardiologyThe People's Hospital of China Medical UniversityShenyang CityLiaoning ProvincePeople's Republic of China
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- Department of CardiologyThe People's Hospital of China Medical UniversityShenyang CityLiaoning ProvincePeople's Republic of China
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- Department of CardiologyJinzhou Medical UniversityJinzhou CityLiaoning ProvincePeople's Republic of China
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- Department of CardiologyThe People's Hospital of China Medical UniversityShenyang CityLiaoning ProvincePeople's Republic of China
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- Department of Cardiology, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of China Medical UniversityThe People's Hospital of China Medical UniversityShenyang CityLiaoning ProvincePeople's Republic of China
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Caminiti R, Vetta G, Parlavecchio A, Ielasi A, Magnocavallo M, Della Rocca DG, Cerrato E, Carerj S, Di Bella G, Micari A, Vizzari G. A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Including 354 Patients from 13 Studies of Intravascular Lithotripsy for the Treatment of Underexpanded Coronary Stents. Am J Cardiol 2023; 205:223-230. [PMID: 37611414 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2023.07.144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2023] [Revised: 07/25/2023] [Accepted: 07/30/2023] [Indexed: 08/25/2023]
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Calcified coronary plaque (CCP) represents a challenging scenario for interventional cardiologists. Stent underexpansion (SU), often associated with CCP, can predispose to stent thrombosis and in-stent restenosis. To date, SU with heavily CCP can be addressed using very high-/high-pressure noncompliant balloons, off-label rotational atherectomy/orbital atherectomy, excimer laser atherectomy, and intravascular lithotripsy (IVL). In this meta-analysis, we investigated the success rate of IVL for the treatment of SU because of CCP. Studies and case-based experiences reporting on the use of IVL strategy for treatment of SU were included. The primary end point was IVL strategy success, defined as the adequate expansion of the underexpanded stent. A metanalysis was performed for the main focuses to calculate the proportions of procedural success rates with corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CIs). Random-effects models weighted by inverse variance were used because of clinical heterogeneity. This meta-analysis included 13 studies with 354 patients. The mean age was 71.3 years (95% CI 64.9 to 73.1), and 77% (95% CI 71.2% to 82.4%) were male. The mean follow-up time was 2.6 months (95% CI 1 to 15.3). Strategy success was seen in 88.7% (95% CI 82.3 to 95.1) of patients. The mean minimal stent area was reported in 6 studies, the pre-IVL value was 3.4 mm2 (95% CI 3 to 3.8), and the post-IVL value was 6.9 mm2 (95% CI 6.5 to 7.4). The mean diameter stenosis (percentage) was reported in 7 studies, the pre-IVL value was 69.4% (95% CI 60.7 to 78.2), and the post-IVL value was 14.6% (95% CI 11.1 to 18). The rate of intraprocedural complications was 1.6% (95% CI 0.3 to 2.9). In conclusion, the "stent-through" IVL plaque modification technique is a safe tool to treat SU caused by CCP, with a high success rate and a very low incidence of complications.
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- Rodolfo Caminiti
- Cardiology Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Cardiology Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Cardiology Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Cardiology Division, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) Ospedale Galeazzi Sant'Ambrogio, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Cardiovascular, Respiratory, Nephrological, Anesthesiological and Geriatric Sciences, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Policlinico Umberto I, Rome, Italy
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- Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute, St. David's Medical Center, Austin, Texas; Heart Rhythm Management Centre, Postgraduate Program in Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pacing, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel-Vrije Universiteit Brussel, European Reference Networks Guard-Heart, Brussels, Belgium
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- Interventional Cardiology Unit, San Luigi Gonzaga University Hospital of Orbassano and Rivoli Infermi Hospital of Rivoli, Turin, Italy
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- Cardiology Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Cardiology Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Cardiology Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Cardiology Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, Messina, Italy.
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Allali A, Abdel-Wahab M, Elbasha K, Mankerious N, Traboulsi H, Kastrati A, El-Mawardy M, Hemetsberger R, Sulimov DS, Neumann FJ, Toelg R, Richardt G. Rotational atherectomy of calcified coronary lesions: current practice and insights from two randomized trials. Clin Res Cardiol 2023; 112:1143-1163. [PMID: 35482101 PMCID: PMC10450020 DOI: 10.1007/s00392-022-02013-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2021] [Accepted: 03/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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With growing experience, technical improvements and use of newer generation drug-eluting stents (DES), recent data showed satisfactory acute and long-term results after rotational atherectomy (RA) in calcified coronary lesions. The randomized ROTAXUS and PREPARE-CALC trials compared RA to balloon-based strategies in two different time periods in the DES era. In this manuscript, we assessed the technical evolution in RA practice from a pooled analysis of the RA groups of both trials and established a link to further recent literature. Furthermore, we sought to summarize and analyze the available experience with RA in different patient and lesion subsets, and propose recommendations to improve RA practice. We also illustrated the combination of RA with other methods of lesion preparation. Finally, based on the available evidence, we propose a simple and practical approach to treat severely calcified lesions.
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- Abdelhakim Allali
- Cardiology Department, Heart Center Segeberger Kliniken, Bad Segeberg, Germany.
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- Cardiology Department, Heart Center Leipzig, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Cardiology Department, Heart Center Segeberger Kliniken, Bad Segeberg, Germany
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- Cardiology Department, Heart Center Segeberger Kliniken, Bad Segeberg, Germany
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- Cardiology Department, Heart Center Segeberger Kliniken, Bad Segeberg, Germany
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- Cardiology Department, German Heart Center, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Cardiology Department, Heart Center Segeberger Kliniken, Bad Segeberg, Germany
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- Cardiology Department, Heart Center Leipzig, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Cardiology Department, Heart Center Freiburg-Bad Krozingen, Bad Krozingen, Germany
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- Cardiology Department, Heart Center Segeberger Kliniken, Bad Segeberg, Germany
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- Cardiology Department, Heart Center Segeberger Kliniken, Bad Segeberg, Germany
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Aftanski P, Thieme M, Klein F, Schulze PC, Möbius-Winkler S, Kretzschmar D. Intravascular Lithotripsy in Calcified Peripheral Lesions: Single-Center JEN-Experience. Int J Angiol 2023; 32:11-20. [PMID: 36727147 PMCID: PMC9886450 DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1751229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Peripheral artery disease (PAD) shows increasing need for revascularization therapy. Interventional success in calcified lesions is limited. Here, intravascular lithotripsy (IVL), modifying intimal and medial calcium, is a promising treatment approach. A single-center, prospective all-comers registry for patients undergoing peripheral IVL was established to examine treatment success in PAD with severe vessel calcification. Periprocedural safety events as well as short-term and intermediate follow-up clinical data were evaluated. Between December 2018 and January 2021 all consecutive patients receiving peripheral lithotripsy at our center were analyzed. Clinical and angiographic data were evaluated. Angiographic images were analyzed using a semiautomatic software for quantitative vessel analysis. Eighty-five lesions in 61 limbs were treated with IVL in 51 patients presenting with Rutherford classes 2 to 5. Most lesions (68%) were localized in the superficial femoral artery. Mean calcified lesion length was 102.5 mm (10-390 mm), with a median peripheral arterial calcium score of 3, indicating a highly calcified status. In 58% of the patients, IVL was used as a stand-alone therapy. IVL resulted in a mean acute luminal gain of 2.6 ± 0.9 mm, resulting in stenosis reduction by 42.1 ± 15%. Mean ankle brachial index (ABI) improved significantly from 0.6 to 0.8 ( p < 0.0001) on day 1 after the intervention and remained stable at 6 months. This large real-world data of peripheral IVL reports compelling safety in a complex patient cohort. For the first time, clinical follow-up data demonstrated a sustained significant improvement in ABI after 6 months.
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- Pawel Aftanski
- Department of Internal Medicine I, Jena University Hospital, Friedrich-Schiller University Jena, Jena, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, Jena University Hospital, Friedrich-Schiller University Jena, Jena, Germany
- Department of Angiology, Cardiology, Diabetology, Regiomed-Vascular Center, Sonneberg, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, Jena University Hospital, Friedrich-Schiller University Jena, Jena, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, Jena University Hospital, Friedrich-Schiller University Jena, Jena, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, Jena University Hospital, Friedrich-Schiller University Jena, Jena, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, Jena University Hospital, Friedrich-Schiller University Jena, Jena, Germany
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Donisan T, Madanat L, Balanescu DV, Mertens A, Dixon S. Drug-Eluting Stent Restenosis: Modern Approach to a Classic Challenge. Curr Cardiol Rev 2023; 19:e030123212355. [PMID: 36597603 PMCID: PMC10280993 DOI: 10.2174/1573403x19666230103154638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2022] [Revised: 11/19/2022] [Accepted: 11/21/2022] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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In-stent restenosis (ISR) is a recognized complication following percutaneous coronary intervention in which the luminal diameter is narrowed through neointimal hyperplasia and vessel remodeling. Although rates of ISR have decreased in most recent years owing to newer generation drug-eluting stents, thinner struts, and better intravascular imaging modalities, ISR remains a prevalent dilemma that proves to be challenging to manage. Several factors have been proposed to contribute to ISR formation, including mechanical stent characteristics, technical factors during the coronary intervention, and biological aspects of drug-eluting stents. Presentation of ISR can range from asymptomatic to late myocardial infarction and could be difficult to differentiate from acute thrombus formation. No definite guidelines are present on the management of ISR. In this review, we will discuss the mechanisms underlying ISR and provide insight into patient-related and procedural risk factors contributing to ISR, in addition to highlighting common treatment approaches utilized in the management of ISR.
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- Teodora Donisan
- Department of Internal Medicine, Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI, 48073, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI, 48073, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI, 48073, USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI, 48073, USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI, 48073, USA
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Hinton J, Mariathas M, Chan E, Patel A, Singh S, Konstantinou K, Din J, Kodoth V, Levy T, Swallow R, Talwar S, O'Kane P. Novel application of intravascular lithotripsy in stent under-expansion: A single-center experience. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2022; 101:243-249. [PMID: 36490226 DOI: 10.1002/ccd.30516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2022] [Revised: 10/19/2022] [Accepted: 11/19/2022] [Indexed: 02/17/2024]
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INTRODUCTION Stent under-expansion due to calcification is associated with a less durable result. The development of intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) has provided clinicians with a readily available, simple-to-use treatment option for coronary calcification, but the use of IVL within a previously stented segment is currently off-license. There are, however, developing data suggesting that the use of IVL can be an effective treatment option for patients with calcific stent under-expansion. METHOD This was a single-center study of all patients treated with IVL for calcific stent under-expansion between January 2019 and June 2021. The impact of IVL on quantitative coronary angiography (QCA) stenosis and on the minimal stent area (MSA) derived from intracoronary imaging were recorded. The presence of periprocedural complications and adverse cardiovascular events was obtained from the clinical record during the study timeframe. RESULTS Thirty-nine patients underwent IVL for calcific stent under-expansion during the study time frame with one patient treated with more than one lesion in the same session. In all lesions, there was an improvement in the QCA stenosis with 37 (92.5%) having a residual stenosis of ≤30%. The mean QCA stenosis pre-IVL was 68 ± 21% and following IVL the mean QCA was 18 ± 9% (p < 0.001). In all lesions, there was an improvement in the MSA, with 26 (92.9%) achieving an MSA of more than 4.5 mm2 . The mean MSA pre-IVL was 3.88 ± 1.51 mm2 and following IVL the mean MSA was 7.41 ± 2.34 mm2 (p < 0.001). There were no major procedural complications. Over a mean follow-up of 506 ± 277 days, one patient died from ventricular arrhythmia but there were no other major adverse cardiovascular events. CONCLUSION This single-center study demonstrates that IVL is a safe and effective treatment for calcific stent under-expansion with good medium-term results.
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- Jonathan Hinton
- Dorset Heart Centre, Royal Bournemouth Hospital, Bournemouth, UK
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- Dorset Heart Centre, Royal Bournemouth Hospital, Bournemouth, UK
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- Dorset Heart Centre, Royal Bournemouth Hospital, Bournemouth, UK
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- Dorset Heart Centre, Royal Bournemouth Hospital, Bournemouth, UK
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- Dorset Heart Centre, Royal Bournemouth Hospital, Bournemouth, UK
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- Dorset Heart Centre, Royal Bournemouth Hospital, Bournemouth, UK
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- Dorset Heart Centre, Royal Bournemouth Hospital, Bournemouth, UK
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- Dorset Heart Centre, Royal Bournemouth Hospital, Bournemouth, UK
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- Dorset Heart Centre, Royal Bournemouth Hospital, Bournemouth, UK
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- Dorset Heart Centre, Royal Bournemouth Hospital, Bournemouth, UK
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- Dorset Heart Centre, Royal Bournemouth Hospital, Bournemouth, UK
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Do coronary stents suffer long‐term deterioration after repeated intracoronary lithotripsy for rebel underexpansion treatment? Clin Case Rep 2022; 10:e6547. [DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.6547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2022] [Revised: 09/09/2022] [Accepted: 10/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Coronary Stenting: Reflections on a 35-Year Journey. Can J Cardiol 2022; 38:S17-S29. [PMID: 34375695 DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2021.07.224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2021] [Revised: 07/12/2021] [Accepted: 07/14/2021] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Stenting was introduced as a therapy for coronary artery disease 35 years ago, and is currently the most commonly performed minimally invasive procedure globally. Percutaneous coronary revascularization, initially with plain old balloon angioplasty and later with stenting, has dramatically affected the outcomes of acute myocardial infarction and acute coronary syndromes. Coronary stenting is probably the most intensively studied therapy in medicine on the basis of the number of randomized clinical trials for a broad range of indications. Continuous improvements in stent materials, design, and coatings concurrent with procedural innovations have truly been awe-inspiring. The story of stenting is replete with high points and some low points, such as the initial experience with stent thrombosis and restenosis, and the more recent disappointment with bioabsorbable scaffolds. History has shown rapid growth of stent use with expansion of indications followed by contraction of some uses in response to clinical trial evidence in support of bypass surgery or medical therapy. In this review we trace the constantly evolving story of the coronary stent from the earliest experience until the present time. Undoubtedly, future iterations of stent design and materials will continue to move the stent story forward.
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Tovar Forero MN, Sardella G, Salvi N, Cortese B, di Palma G, Werner N, Aksoy A, Escaned J, Salazar CH, Gonzalo N, Ugo F, Cavallino C, Sheth TN, Kardys I, Van Mieghem NM, Daemen J. Coronary lithotripsy for the treatment of underexpanded stents: the international & multicentre CRUNCH registry. EUROINTERVENTION 2022; 18:574-581. [PMID: 35318955 PMCID: PMC10241293 DOI: 10.4244/eij-d-21-00545] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2021] [Accepted: 02/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND Stent underexpansion increases the risk of cardiac adverse events. At present, there are limited options to treat refractory stent underexpansion. In this context, the intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) system might be a safe and effective strategy. AIMS We aimed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of IVL in addressing resistant stent underexpansion due to heavy underlying calcification. METHODS This was an international multicentre registry including patients receiving IVL therapy to treat stent underexpansion from December 2017 to August 2020. Angiographic and intracoronary imaging data were collected. The efficacy endpoint was device success (technical success with a final percentage diameter stenosis <50%). The safety endpoint was in-hospital major adverse cardiac events (MACE). RESULTS Seventy patients were included, the mean age was 73±9.2 years and 76% were male. The median time from stent implantation to IVL therapy was 49 days (0-2,537). Adjuvant treatment with non-compliant balloon dilatations pre- and post-IVL was performed in 72.3% and 76.8% of patients, respectively, and additional stenting was performed in 22.4%. Device success was 92.3%. Minimum lumen diameter increased from 1.49±0.73 mm to 2.41±0.67 mm (p<0.001) and stent expansion increased by 124.93±138.19% (p=0.016). No IVL-related procedural complications or MACE were observed. The use of bailout IVL therapy directly after stenting and the presence of ostial underexpanded lesions negatively predicted lumen diameter gain. CONCLUSIONS Coronary lithotripsy is safe and effective in increasing lumen and stent dimensions in underexpanded stents secondary to heavily calcified lesions.
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- Policlinico Umberto I' "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Policlinico Umberto I' "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Cardiovascular Research Team, Clinica San Carlo, Milano, Italy and Fondazione Ricerca e Innovazione Cardiovascolare, Milano, Italy
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- Cardiovascular Research Team, Clinica San Carlo, Milano, Italy and Fondazione Ricerca e Innovazione Cardiovascolare, Milano, Italy
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- Heart Center, Trier, Germany
- Heart Center Bonn, University Hospital, Bonn, Germany
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- Heart Center Bonn, University Hospital, Bonn, Germany
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- Hospital Clinico San Carlos IdISSC, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Hospital Clinico San Carlos IdISSC, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Hospital Clinico San Carlos IdISSC, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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Buckley AJ, McCormick JP, Carey J, Armstrong R, Maree A, Hensey M, O'Connor S, Murphy R, Daly C, Cosgrave J, Pearson I. Intravascular lithotripsy-assisted PCI for severely calcified coronary lesions: evaluating the impact on quality of life and outcomes. Ir J Med Sci 2022:10.1007/s11845-022-03077-9. [PMID: 35809156 PMCID: PMC10111299 DOI: 10.1007/s11845-022-03077-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2022] [Accepted: 06/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND Despite the increased uptake of intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) for treating severely calcified coronary lesions, there is limited patient-level data examining the effect of IVL on quality of life, symptomatology, and outcomes beyond 30 days. We sought to assess demographics, procedural characteristics, outcomes, and impact of IVL on patient-reported angina after a minimum of 6 months follow-up. METHODS A retrospective single-center study was conducted of patients treated with coronary IVL between January and October 2020. Baseline demographics were obtained from electronic patient records and SYNTAX scores were calculated from index coronary angiograms. Technical success and complications were assessed along with clinical outcomes, which included all-cause mortality, myocardial infarction (MI), target lesion revascularization (TLR), and MACE (composite of death, stroke, MI, and TLR). Canadian Cardiovascular Society (CCS) angina classification was assessed at virtual clinical follow-up. RESULTS Forty-seven consecutive patients were included. At a mean follow-up of 306 ± 74 days, the mean CCS angina score was reduced by 53% post-IVL-assisted PCI (2.9 vs 1.4, p < 0.001). Technical and procedural success were high (94% and 92%, respectively). One patient (2%) met the pre-specified criteria for in-hospital MACE and 4 (9%) met pre-specified MACE at follow-up, including 2 deaths and 2 TLR. Procedural complications included coronary dissection (11%) and coronary perforation (6%) and were managed either conservatively or with PCI. CONCLUSIONS Coronary IVL is a safe and effective adjunctive therapy for treating heavily calcified coronary lesions. This cohort shows high procedural success and a significant reduction in CCS angina at follow-up.
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- Anthony J Buckley
- Department of Cardiology, St James's Hospital, Dublin, D08 NHY1, Ireland.
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- Department of Cardiology, St James's Hospital, Dublin, D08 NHY1, Ireland
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- Department of Cardiology, St James's Hospital, Dublin, D08 NHY1, Ireland
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- Department of Cardiology, St James's Hospital, Dublin, D08 NHY1, Ireland
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- Department of Cardiology, St James's Hospital, Dublin, D08 NHY1, Ireland
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- Department of Cardiology, St James's Hospital, Dublin, D08 NHY1, Ireland
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- Department of Cardiology, St James's Hospital, Dublin, D08 NHY1, Ireland
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- Department of Cardiology, St James's Hospital, Dublin, D08 NHY1, Ireland
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- Department of Cardiology, St James's Hospital, Dublin, D08 NHY1, Ireland
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- Department of Cardiology, St James's Hospital, Dublin, D08 NHY1, Ireland
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- Department of Cardiology, St James's Hospital, Dublin, D08 NHY1, Ireland
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Blankenship JC. Atherectomy-induced coronary perivascular trauma: IVUS artifact or prelude to perforation? CARDIOVASCULAR REVASCULARIZATION MEDICINE 2022; 40:132-133. [PMID: 35508439 DOI: 10.1016/j.carrev.2022.04.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2022] [Accepted: 04/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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- James C Blankenship
- Division of Cardiology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, United States of America.
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Bernava G, Fermi E, Gelpi G, Rizzi S, Benettin D, Barbuto M, Romagnoni C, Ventrella D, Palmieri MC, Agrifoglio M, Polvani G, Bacci ML, Pasquino E, Pesce M. Lithotripsy of Calcified Aortic Valve Leaflets by a Novel Ultrasound Transcatheter-Based Device. Front Cardiovasc Med 2022; 9:850393. [PMID: 35402526 PMCID: PMC8990875 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2022.850393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2022] [Accepted: 02/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The increasing incidence of calcific aortic valve disease necessitates the elaboration of new strategies to retard the progression of the pathology with an innovative solution. While the increasing diffusion of the transcatheter aortic valve replacements (TAVRs) allows a mini-invasive approach to aortic valve substitution as an alternative to conventional surgical replacement (SAVR) in an always larger patient population, TAVR implantation still has contraindications for young patients. In addition, it is liable to undergo calcification with the consequent necessity of re-intervention with conventional valve surgery or repeated implantation in the so-called TAVR-in-TAVR procedure. Inspired by applications for non-cardiac pathologies or for vascular decalcification before stenting (i.e., coronary lithotripsy), in the present study, we show the feasibility of human valve treatment with a mini-invasive device tailored to deliver shockwaves to the calcific leaflets. We provide evidence of efficient calcium deposit ruptures in human calcified leaflets treated ex vivo and the safety of the treatment in pigs. The use of this device could be helpful to perform shockwaves valvuloplasty as an option to retard TAVR/SAVR, or as a pretreatment to facilitate prosthesis implantation and minimize the occurrence of paravalvular leak.
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- Giacomo Bernava
- Unità di Ingegneria Tissutale Cardiovascolare, Centro Cardiologico Monzino, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Milan, Italy
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- AorticLab S.r.l., Bioindustry Park, Colleretto Giacosa, Italy
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- Unità di Ingegneria Tissutale Cardiovascolare, Centro Cardiologico Monzino, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Milan, Italy
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- AorticLab S.r.l., Bioindustry Park, Colleretto Giacosa, Italy
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- Unità di Ingegneria Tissutale Cardiovascolare, Centro Cardiologico Monzino, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Milan, Italy
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- AorticLab S.r.l., Bioindustry Park, Colleretto Giacosa, Italy
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- Unità di Ingegneria Tissutale Cardiovascolare, Centro Cardiologico Monzino, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Milan, Italy
- *Correspondence: Maurizio Pesce
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Delgado-Arana JR, Rumoroso JR, Regueiro A, Martín-Moreiras J, Miñana G, Mohandes M, Pan M, Salinas P, Caballero-Borrego J, Fernández-Díaz JA, Jurado-Román A, Lacunza J, Vaquerizo B, Rivero F, Abellán-Huerta J, Rondán J, Gómez Menchero A, Santos-Martínez S, Subinas A, Arévalos V, Diego Nieto A, Sanchis J, Rojas S, Ojeda S, Gonzalo N, López-Pérez M, Goicolea J, Sádaba M, Gómez-Salvador I, Sabaté M, Núñez García JC, Amat-Santos IJ. Plaque modification in calcified chronic total occlusions: the PLACCTON study. REVISTA ESPANOLA DE CARDIOLOGIA (ENGLISH ED.) 2022; 75:213-222. [PMID: 34301507 DOI: 10.1016/j.rec.2021.06.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2021] [Accepted: 06/10/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES Severe calcification is present in> 50% of coronary chronic total occlusions (CTOs) undergoing percutaneous intervention. We aimed to describe the contemporary use and outcomes of plaque modification devices (PMDs) in this context. METHODS Patients were included in the prospective, consecutive Iberian CTO registry (32 centers in Spain and Portugal), from 2015 to 2020. Comparison was performed according to the use of PMDs. RESULTS Among 2235 patients, wire crossing was achieved in 1900 patients and PMDs were used in 134 patients (7%), requiring more than 1 PMD in 24 patients (1%). The selected PMDs were rotational atherectomy (35.1%), lithotripsy (5.2%), laser (11.2%), cutting/scoring balloons (27.6%), OPN balloons (2.9%), or a combination of PMDs (18%). PMDs were used in older patients, with greater cardiovascular burden, and higher Syntax and J-CTO scores. This greater complexity was associated with longer procedural time but similar total stent length (52 vs 57mm; P=.105). If the wire crossed, the procedural success rate was 87.2% but increased to 96.3% when PMDs were used (P=.001). Conversely, PMDs were not associated with a higher rate of procedural complications (3.7 vs 3.2%; P=.615). Despite the worse baseline profile, at 2 years of follow-up there were no differences in the survival rate (PMDs: 94.3% vs no-PMDs: 94.3%, respectively; P=.967). CONCLUSIONS Following successful wire crossing in CTOs, PMDs were used in 7% of the lesions with an increased success rate. Mid-term outcomes were comparable despite their worse baseline profile, suggesting that broader use of PMDs in this setting might have potential technical and prognostic benefits.
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- José R Delgado-Arana
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Spain; Departamento de Cardiología, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
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- Departamento de Cardiología, Hospital Galdakao, Bizkaia, Spain
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- Departamento de Cardiología, Hospital Clínic, Instituto de Investigaciones Bioéticas August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Spain; Departamento de Cardiología, Complejo Asistencial Universitario de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Spain; Departamento de Cardiología, Hospital Clínico de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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- Departamento de Cardiología, Hospital Joan XXIII, Tarragona, Spain
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- Departamento de Cardiología, Hospital Reina Sofia, Instituto Maimónides de investigación biomédica de Córdoba (IMIBIC), Córdoba, Spain
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- Departamento de Cardiología, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Cardiología, Hospital La Paz, Madrid, Spain; Departamento de Cardiología, Hospital de Ciudad Real, Ciudad Real, Spain
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- Departamento de Cardiología, Hospital Virgen de la Arrixaca, El Palmar, Murcia, Spain
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- Departamento de Cardiología, Hospital de La Princesa, Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Cardiología, Hospital de Cabueñes, Gijón, Asturias, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Spain; Departamento de Cardiología, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
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- Departamento de Cardiología, Hospital Galdakao, Bizkaia, Spain
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- Departamento de Cardiología, Hospital Clínic, Instituto de Investigaciones Bioéticas August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Spain; Departamento de Cardiología, Complejo Asistencial Universitario de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Spain; Departamento de Cardiología, Hospital Clínico de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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- Departamento de Cardiología, Hospital Joan XXIII, Tarragona, Spain
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- Departamento de Cardiología, Hospital Reina Sofia, Instituto Maimónides de investigación biomédica de Córdoba (IMIBIC), Córdoba, Spain
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- Departamento de Cardiología, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Cardiología, Hospital Puerta de Hierro, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Cardiología, Hospital Galdakao, Bizkaia, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Spain; Departamento de Cardiología, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
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- Departamento de Cardiología, Hospital Clínic, Instituto de Investigaciones Bioéticas August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Spain; Departamento de Cardiología, Complejo Asistencial Universitario de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Spain; Departamento de Cardiología, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain.
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Delgado-Arana JR, Rumoroso JR, Regueiro A, Martín-Moreiras J, Miñana G, Mohandes M, Pan M, Salinas P, Caballero-Borrego J, Fernández-Díaz JA, Jurado-Román A, Lacunza J, Vaquerizo B, Rivero F, Abellán-Huerta J, Rondán J, Gómez Menchero A, Santos-Martínez S, Subinas A, Arévalos V, Diego Nieto A, Sanchis J, Rojas S, Ojeda S, Gonzalo N, López-Pérez M, Goicolea J, Sádaba M, Gómez-Salvador I, Sabaté M, Núñez García JC, Amat-Santos IJ. Dispositivos de modificación de placa en oclusiones coronarias crónicas totales: estudio PLACCTON. Rev Esp Cardiol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.recesp.2021.06.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Intravascular lithotripsy of underexpanded and recoiled freshly implanted internal carotid stents. CARDIOVASCULAR REVASCULARIZATION MEDICINE 2022; 40S:200-204. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carrev.2022.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2021] [Revised: 01/18/2022] [Accepted: 02/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Rao RS, Sharma GN, Kunal S, Garhwal K, Bajiya S, Mehta P. Safety and procedural outcomes of intravascular lithotripsy in calcified coronaries in Indian patients. Indian Heart J 2022; 74:91-95. [PMID: 34998787 PMCID: PMC9039684 DOI: 10.1016/j.ihj.2022.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2021] [Revised: 01/02/2022] [Accepted: 01/04/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Objective Calcified coronaries still remain a major challenge for interventional cardiologist. This study aims to evaluate safety and efficacy of intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) in management of coronary artery calcification. Methods This was a retrospective single centre study regarding the utility of IVL in management of calcified coronaries. Patients with hemodynamically stable acute coronary syndrome or symptomatic chronic coronary syndrome (CCS) and calcified coronaries on angiography and who underwent IVL were enrolled. Intravascular imaging was performed wherever feasible. The primary endpoint was procedural success. In addition, data regarding procedural complications were collected. Results A total of 29 patients underwent IVL with a majority being males and having comorbidities such as hypertension and diabetes. A procedural success rate of 93.1% was achieved with no patient having >50% residual stenosis. IVL catheter was successfully delivered in all patients. The mean catheter diameter was 3.3 ± 0.4 mm and mean number of delivered pulses was 70.3 ± 16.4. The arteries most commonly intervened were the left main coronary and the left anterior descending artery. Intracoronary imaging revealed a significant increase in minimum luminal cross-sectional area (MLA) post IVL (pre-MLA: 5.1 ± 2.5 mm2; post-MLA: 10.7 ± 2.9 mm2; P<0.001). Two patients had in-hospital MACE in form of peri-procedural non Q-wave MI. No patient had arrhythmias, stent thrombosis, coronary perforation, or slow flow/no-reflow. Two patients had a rupture of IVL balloon while four had coronary artery dissection. Conclusions IVL is a safe and highly effective modality with high procedural success rate in management of calcified coronaries.
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- Ravindra Singh Rao
- Department of Cardiology, RHL Heart Centre, Rajasthan Hospital, Jaipur, India
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- Department of Cardiology, GB Pant Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, Delhi, India
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- Department of Cardiology, Maria Cecila Hospital, Cotignola, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, RHL Heart Centre, Rajasthan Hospital, Jaipur, India
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- Department of Cardiology, RHL Heart Centre, Rajasthan Hospital, Jaipur, India
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Gibbs S, Wiens EJ, Minhas K. One-year outcomes in patients who underwent coronary intravascular shockwave lithotripsy for highly-calcified coronary lesions. Indian Heart J 2022; 74:524-526. [PMID: 36220347 PMCID: PMC9773275 DOI: 10.1016/j.ihj.2022.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2022] [Revised: 09/09/2022] [Accepted: 10/06/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
Abstract
Intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) is associated with excellent angiographic and short-term results in patients with calcified lesions requiring percutaneous coronary intervention. We conducted a 1-year follow up of a retrospective cohort of 47 patients (61 lesions) who underwent IVL. The primary outcome was target vessel revascularization (TVR) at 1-year from index procedure. Four percent of patients required TVR within 1 year; 96% who underwent IVL remained free from repeat intervention on the same vessel. One patient suffered a myocardial infarction; the culprit vessel had not been previously treated with IVL. IVL is an effective and durable modality for treatment of highly calcified coronary lesions in high-risk patients.
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- Sarah Gibbs
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; Section of Cardiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; Section of Cardiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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Aksoy A, Tiyerili V, Jansen N, Al Zaidi M, Thiessen M, Sedaghat A, Ulrich Becher M, Jansen F, Nickenig G, Zimmer S. Propensity-score-matched comparison of safety, efficacy, and outcome of intravascular lithotripsy versus high-pressure PTCA in coronary calcified lesions. IJC HEART & VASCULATURE 2021; 37:100900. [PMID: 34950765 PMCID: PMC8671124 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcha.2021.100900] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2021] [Revised: 10/13/2021] [Accepted: 10/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
Abstract
Calcified coronary lesions are frequently in patients with coronary artery disease. Intravascular lithotripsy was shown to be safe and effective for treating calcified lesions in coronary artery disease. Data of intravascular lithotripsy in comparison to standard techniques are lacking. Intravascular lithotripsy showed higher rate of procedural success without differences in rate of MACE after 12 months in comparison to high- pressure NC-Balloon PTCA.
Background Data regarding safety, efficacy, and outcome of intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) in comparison to standard techniques are lacking. This study sought to compare IVL with non-compliant high-pressure balloon percutaneous coronary angioplasty (PTCA). Methods and results We performed a retrospective propensity-score-matched study to compare procedural success in 57 consecutive patients who received IVL-guided PCI in calcified coronary lesions with 171 matched patients who were treated with high-pressure PTCA with a non-compliant (NC)-balloon. The mean minimal lumen diameter (MLD) for the IVL group was 1.08 ± 0.51 mm, and the median percent diameter stenosis on quantitative angiography was 70.2% (interquartile range, 60.2–78.6%). MLD in the high-pressure dilatation group was 0.97 ± 0.43 mm, and the median percent diameter stenosis was 71.5% (interquartile range, 58.5–77.0%). IVL-guided PCI reduced median stenosis to 17.5% (interquartile range, 9.3–19.8%) with an acute gain of 0.93 ± 0.7 mm. High-pressure dilatation resulted in a final median stenosis of 19.3% (interquartile range, 13.33–28.5%). Procedural success was significantly higher (82.5% vs. 61.4%; p: 0.0035) in the IVL group. MACE through 12 months occurred in 10.5% of cases in the IVL group and in 11.1% of the high-pressure group (p = 0.22). Angiographic complications (coronary dissection, slow or no reflow, new coronary thrombus formation, abrupt vessel closure) were very low (0.2% vs. 0.12%). Conclusion IVL resulted in a significantly higher rate of procedural success compared to high- pressure NC-balloon dilatation in patients with calcified coronary lesions. The rate of MACE through 12 months was similar to the standard therapy.
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Key Words
- AMI, Acute myocardial infarction
- CAD, Coronary artery disease
- Calcification
- DES, Drug eluting stent
- High-pressure PTCA
- IVL, Intravascular lithotripsy
- LAD, Left anterior descending artery
- Lithotripsy
- MACE, Major adverse cardiovascular event
- MLD, Minimal lumen diameter
- NC, non-compliant
- PCI, Percutaneous coronary intervention
- PSM, Propensity-score-matched
- PTCA, Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty
- QCA, Quantitative Coronary Analysis
- RA, Rotational atherectomy (RA)
- RCA, Right coronary artery
- Shockwave
- TIMI, Thrombolysis in myocardial infarction
- atm, Atmosphere
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- Adem Aksoy
- Heart Center Bonn, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Germany
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- Heart Center Bonn, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Germany
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- Heart Center Bonn, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Germany
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- Heart Center Bonn, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Computer Science, University of Bonn, Germany.,Fraunhofer Institute for Intelligent Analysis and Information Systems, Sankt Augustin, Germany
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- Heart Center Bonn, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Germany
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- Heart Center Bonn, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Germany
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- Heart Center Bonn, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Germany
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- Heart Center Bonn, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Germany
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- Heart Center Bonn, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Germany
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Donisan T, Mertens A, Luay S. Kawasaki Related Coronary Artery Disease Refractory to Angioplasty: The Role of Intravascular Shockwave Lithotripsy. Cureus 2021; 13:e19020. [PMID: 34853747 PMCID: PMC8608039 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.19020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Kawasaki disease is a systemic vasculitis with frequent coronary artery involvement, associated with coronary artery aneurysms (CAAs) even if appropriately treated. Patients with CAA have a high risk for cardiovascular complications and frequently undergo repeated coronary interventions. Coronary lesions associated with Kawasaki can be heavily calcified, presenting a therapeutic challenge. We discuss the case of a 27-year-old patient who developed CAA and severe coronary artery calcifications despite appropriate treatment after Kawasaki disease when he was two years old. The coronary stenosis was heavily calcified and failed treatment with cutting balloons, orbital atherectomy, and rotational atherectomy, but yielded after being treated with intravascular lithotripsy. The patient was treated with drug-eluting stent and covered stent to exclude the CAA, with a good final result.
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- Teodora Donisan
- Department of Internal Medicine, Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Royal Oak, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Royal Oak, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Beaumont Hospital, Troy, Troy, USA
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Shockwave intravascular lithotripsy and drug-coated balloon angioplasty in calcified coronary arteries: preliminary experience in two cases. J Geriatr Cardiol 2021; 18:689-691. [PMID: 34527034 PMCID: PMC8390929 DOI: 10.11909/j.issn.1671-5411.2021.08.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Intravascular lithotripsy to treat an ostial left main coronary artery stenosis due to porcelain aorta in a patient with congenital high-density lipoprotein deficiency. Anatol J Cardiol 2021; 24:345-346. [PMID: 33122479 PMCID: PMC7724382 DOI: 10.14744/anatoljcardiol.2020.62254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Doost A, Clugston R. Overcoming very late severe calcific stenosis due to two layers of under-expanded stents with intravascular lithotripsy treatment: A case report. Clin Case Rep 2021; 9:e04682. [PMID: 34457297 PMCID: PMC8380090 DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.4682] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2021] [Accepted: 07/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
Abstract
Intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) shockwave treatment is effective in treatment of severe calcific coronary stenosis within two layers of old under-expanded stents. Intravascular imaging is essential to analyze the mechanism of in-stent failure and optimize treatment.
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- Ata Doost
- Fiona Stanley HospitalMurdochWestern AustraliaAustralia
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Rozenbaum Z, Takahashi T, Kobayashi Y, Bliagos D, Menegus M, Colombo A, Latib A. Contemporary technologies to modify calcified plaque in coronary artery disease. Prog Cardiovasc Dis 2021; 69:18-26. [PMID: 34252411 DOI: 10.1016/j.pcad.2021.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2021] [Accepted: 07/05/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
Abstract
With aging society, one of the more challenging obstacles in percutaneous coronary interventions are calcified coronary lesions. Calcified lesions may impede stent delivery, limit balloon and stent expansion, cause uneven drug distribution, and hinder wire advancement. Even in the setting of acceptable procedural success, vessel calcification is independently associated with increased target lesion revascularization rates at follow-up and lower survival rates. In order to effectively manage such lesions, dedicated technologies have been developed. Atherectomy aims at excising tissue and debulking plaques, as well as compressing and reshaping the atheroma, generally referred to as lesion preparation that enables further balloon and/or stent expansion in contemporary clinical practice. In the current review, we will discuss the available methods for atherectomy, including rotational, orbital, and excimer laser coronary atherectomy, as well as intravascular lithotripsy. In addition, we will review the role of imaging in calcified lesions.
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- Zach Rozenbaum
- Division of Cardiology, Montefiore Medical Center, New York, NY, United States; Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Israel
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- Jacobi Medical Center, New York, NY, United States; Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY, United States
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- Division of Cardiology, Montefiore Medical Center, New York, NY, United States; Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY, United States
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- Division of Cardiology, Montefiore Medical Center, New York, NY, United States; Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY, United States
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- Division of Cardiology, Montefiore Medical Center, New York, NY, United States; Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY, United States
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- Cardio Center, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Montefiore Medical Center, New York, NY, United States; Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY, United States.
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Baudinet T, Seguy B, Cetran L, Luttoo MK, Coste P, Gerbaud E. Bail-out therapy in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction due to calcified lesion causing stent underexpansion: Intravascular lithotripsy is in the lead. J Cardiol Cases 2021; 23:264-266. [PMID: 34093904 DOI: 10.1016/j.jccase.2020.12.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2020] [Revised: 12/07/2020] [Accepted: 12/20/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
Abstract
A 52-year-old male was referred for an acute anterior ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Coronary angiography revealed an acute left anterior descending artery occlusion. The patient was treated with a drug-eluting stent (DES). Despite long and repeated high-pressure inflations (>20 atm) of non-compliant balloons, OPN NCⓇ high-pressure balloon (SIS Medical AG; Frauenfeld, Switzerland), rotational atherectomy, and cutting balloon, there was a severe hourglass stent underexpansion caused by coronary calcification. Thus, intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) (Shockwave Medical, Fremont, CA, USA) was attempted to re-dilate this calcified lesion. Underexpansion was successfully treated after delivering 70 shockwaves to the narrowest segment. IVL delivers localized pulsatile sonic pressure waves inducing circumferential calcium modification and multiple fractures. Our observation illustrates the additional value of coronary lithotripsy as a bail-out procedure to tackle severely calcified, de novo coronary lesions causing stent underexpansion in the context of STEMI, when all other available techniques failed. <Learning objective: Severe coronary calcification may impair device delivery, stent apposition, and inhibit expansion, thus predisposing to stent thrombosis. Intravascular lithotripsy delivers localized pulsatile sonic pressure waves inducing circumferential calcium modification and multiple fractures. Our observation illustrates the additional value of coronary lithotripsy as a bail-out procedure to tackle severely calcified, de novo coronary lesions causing stent underexpansion in the context of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction, when all other available techniques failed.>.
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- Thomas Baudinet
- Intensive Cardiology Care Unit and Interventional Cardiology, Hôpital Cardiologique du Haut-Lévêque, Pessac, France
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- Intensive Cardiology Care Unit and Interventional Cardiology, Hôpital Cardiologique du Haut-Lévêque, Pessac, France
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- Intensive Cardiology Care Unit and Interventional Cardiology, Hôpital Cardiologique du Haut-Lévêque, Pessac, France
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- Intensive Cardiology Care Unit and Interventional Cardiology, Hôpital Cardiologique du Haut-Lévêque, Pessac, France
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- Intensive Cardiology Care Unit and Interventional Cardiology, Hôpital Cardiologique du Haut-Lévêque, Pessac, France
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- Intensive Cardiology Care Unit and Interventional Cardiology, Hôpital Cardiologique du Haut-Lévêque, Pessac, France.,Bordeaux Cardio-Thoracic Research Centre, U1045, Bordeaux University, Hôpital Xavier Arnozan, Pessac, France
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Siddiqui S, Ayzenberg S, Morshed A, Khalid M, Ehrlich S. Use of Shockwave Lithoplasty for a Patient With Recurrent Angina. Cureus 2021; 13:e14823. [PMID: 34123606 PMCID: PMC8191848 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.14823] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
Abstract
Current calcium modification treatments only address the burden of intimal calcium with varying degrees of success and result in an increased risk for adverse events. Here, we describe the use of shockwave intravascular lithoplasty (S-IVL) to effectively treat a severely calcified coronary artery lesion. A 59-year-old male with a history of coronary artery disease with stents presented to our hospital with angina. Diagnostic coronary angiography revealed a mid-right coronary artery (mRCA) stent with severe in-stent restenosis due to under expansion of stent with severe calcification. Due to these factors, the decision was made to reduce the calcium burden with the use of S-IVL. This is a promising technique in plaque modification of severely calcified coronary lesions with less risk of myocardial injury and mechanical vascular trauma. It is important to customize the choice of therapy based on the patient and the characteristics of the coronary lesion.
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- Cardiology, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, USA
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- Cardiology, Maimonides Medical Center, New York, USA
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Sattar Y, Ullah W, Virk HUH, Doshi R, Rauf H, Desai H, Panchal A, Nasir M, Almas T, Ullah I, Pacha HM, Zaher N, Alraies MC. Coronary intravascular lithotripsy for coronary artery calcifications- systematic review of cases. J Community Hosp Intern Med Perspect 2021; 11:200-205. [PMID: 33889320 PMCID: PMC8043535 DOI: 10.1080/20009666.2021.1883219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
Abstract
Background: Coronary artery calcification (CAC) is a pathological deposition of calcium in the intimal and medial layer of the arterial wall. A plethora of therapeutic calcium debulking techniques is available for the treatment of CAC, including orbital or rotational atherectomy, excimer lasers, cutting, and scoring balloons, which are associated with a soaring rate of complication and low efficacy. To this end, in 2016, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) posited that shockwave intravascular lithotripsy (S-IVL) technique can be employed with minimal complication. Methods: A retrospective review of cases received lithotripsy for calcified coronary artery disease was performed by using online data from PubMed, Embase, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials. The available search results were downloaded into an Endnote library and analyzed into two phases. Results: Out of 24 participants from case reports and series, Majority were found to be Male. There was no significant difference found in the mortality of patients undergoing IVL for the stenosis of the left main stem, left anterior descending, left circumflex artery, or diagonal branch. The mortality was found to be high among 6 patients with prior comorbidities and underwent more than 3 cycles of IVL (OR 37,95% Cl 1.54–886.04, P 0.02). Out of 24 patients, 2 (8.33%) patients developed complications such as vessel dissection (OR 3.4, 95% Cl 17.87–64.68, P 0.4). Conclusion: Shockwave intravascular lithotripsy (S-IVL) may be used in cases of the calcified disease to gain vessel lumen in order to deploy drug-eluting stents with PCI. The success of the DES implantation of IVL can be 100% with a minimal complication rate.
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- Yasar Sattar
- Department of Internal Medicine at Mount Sinai Elmhurst Hospital, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Abington Jefferson Health, Abington, PA, USA
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- Department of Interventional Cardiology, University Hospitals/Cleveland Medical Center/Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Nevada Reno School of Medicine, Reno, NV, USA
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- Department of Medicine, American Society of Clinical Oncology, Alexandria, VA, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Gujarat Adani Institute of Medical Sciences, Gujarat, India
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
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- Department of Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Kabir Medical College, Ghandara University, Peshawar, Pakistan
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- Department of Cardiology, Memorial Hermann Heart and Vascular Institute, University of Texas, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit Medical Center, DMC Heart Hospital, Detroit, MI, USA
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- Department of Interventional Cardiology, Detroit Medical Center, Detroit, MI, USA
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Tehrani S, Rathore S, Achan V. Changing paradigm for treatment of heavily calcified coronary artery disease. A complementary role of rotational atherectomy and intravascular lithotripsy with shockwave balloon: a case report. Eur Heart J Case Rep 2021; 5:ytaa456. [PMID: 33644644 PMCID: PMC7898579 DOI: 10.1093/ehjcr/ytaa456] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2020] [Revised: 06/24/2020] [Accepted: 11/05/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
Abstract
Background Management of heavily calcified coronary arteries is still a major challenge in interventional cardiology. Inadequate stent expansion in calcific lesions is the single most important predictor of stent thrombosis and in-stent restenosis. Rotational atherectomy (RA) is an important tool to modify the calcium burden but is associated with limitations and requires specific skills. Intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) is a novel technique to treat calcified stenotic lesions and has been proposed as an alternative to RA with promising results. Case summary We report a case of a patient with severely calcified right coronary artery stenosis successfully treated with combination of RA and IVL. Discussion In this case, we demonstrate that the RA and IVL are complementary strategies, not sufficient on their own and not alternative to each other.
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- Shana Tehrani
- Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, Camberley, Surrey GU16 7UJ, UK
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- Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, Camberley, Surrey GU16 7UJ, UK
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- Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, Camberley, Surrey GU16 7UJ, UK
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Urbano-Carrillo CA, Muñoz-Jiménez LD, Cano-García M. Litoplastia coronaria: un pulso al calcio. Rev Esp Cardiol (Engl Ed) 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.recesp.2020.05.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Safety and effectiveness of coronary intravascular lithotripsy in eccentric calcified coronary lesions: a patient-level pooled analysis from the Disrupt CAD I and CAD II Studies. Clin Res Cardiol 2020; 110:228-236. [PMID: 32948882 PMCID: PMC7862504 DOI: 10.1007/s00392-020-01737-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2020] [Accepted: 08/21/2020] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to assess the safety and effectiveness of intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) in treating eccentric calcified coronary lesions. METHODS Between December 2015 and March 2019, 180 patients were enrolled in the Disrupt CAD I and CAD II studies across 19 sites in 10 countries. Patient-level data were pooled from these two studies (n = 180), within which 47 eccentric lesions (26%) and 133 concentric lesions were identified. RESULTS Clinical success, defined as residual stenosis < 50% after stenting and no in-hospital MACE, was similar between the eccentric and concentric cohorts (93.6% vs. 93.2%, p = 1.0). There were no perforations, abrupt closure, slow flow or no reflow events observed in either group, and there were low rates of flow-limiting dissections (Grade D-F: 0% eccentric, 1.7% concentric; p = 0.54). Final acute gain and percent residual stenosis were similar between the two groups. Final residual stenosis of 8.6 ± 9.8% in eccentric and 10.0 ± 9.0% (p = 0.56) in concentric stenosis confirms the significant effect of IVL in calcified coronary lesions. CONCLUSION In this first report from a pooled patient-level analysis of coronary IVL from the Disrupt CAD I and CAD II studies, IVL use was associated with consistent improvement in procedural and clinical outcomes in both eccentric and concentric calcified lesions.
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Aziz A, Bhatia G, Pitt M, Choudhury A, Hailan A, Upadhyaya S, Lee L, Testa L, Casenghi M, Ielasi A, Cortese B, Rides H, Basavarajaiah S. Intravascular lithotripsy in calcified‐coronary lesions: A real‐world observational, European multicenter study. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2020; 98:225-235. [PMID: 32936532 DOI: 10.1002/ccd.29263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2020] [Revised: 08/12/2020] [Accepted: 08/31/2020] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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- Amir Aziz
- Heartlands Hospital, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham UK
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- Heartlands Hospital, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham UK
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- Heartlands Hospital, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham UK
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- City Hospital Birmingham, Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust Birmingham UK
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- Institution Policlinico San Donato Milan Italy
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- Heartlands Hospital, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham UK
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- Heartlands Hospital, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham UK
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Giannopoulos S, Speziale F, Vadalà G, Soukas P, Kuhn BA, Stoltz CL, Foteh MI, Mena-Hurtado C, Armstrong EJ. Intravascular Lithotripsy for Treatment of Calcified Lesions During Carotid Artery Stenting. J Endovasc Ther 2020; 28:93-99. [DOI: 10.1177/1526602820954244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Purpose: To report the use of intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) in the treatment of calcified carotid artery lesions. Materials and Methods: The records of 21 high-surgical-risk patients (mean age 75.1±8.1 years; 17 men) who were treated at 8 centers for carotid artery stenosis ≥70% were retrospectively reviewed. Twelve patients had a history of cerebrovascular disease. All patients had heavily calcified carotid artery lesions: 19 de novo and 2 in-stent restenoses (ISR). The mean baseline stenosis was 82.3%±9.7%. IVL was utilized at the discretion of the operator, followed by balloon angioplasty. Embolic protection devices were used in all cases. Results: In 19 patients, IVL was followed by stent implantation; the 2 ISR lesions were dilated only. The mean IVL balloon diameter was 4.64±1.13 mm, and the mean number of IVL pulses applied was 67.2±61.4 (range 10–180). All procedures were technically successful (<30% residual stenosis). No patients developed symptomatic bradycardia or hypotension due to IVL, and there were no adverse events associated with IVL delivery. All patients were discharged on dual antiplatelet therapy. Seventeen days after the procedure, 1 patient experienced an ischemic stroke that was deemed due to aortic arch manipulation during transfemoral access. Carotid duplex ultrasound examination identified significant restenosis (>70%) in 1 asymptomatic patient at 12 months after the index procedure. No patients required reintervention during a median follow-up of 6 months (range 1–12). Conclusion: This preliminary experience demonstrates that IVL can be a safe and effective approach for the management of severely calcified carotid lesions. Further research is warranted to determine the longer-term safety and efficacy of IVL for dilation of calcified carotid artery lesions as an adjunct to carotid artery stenting.
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- Stefanos Giannopoulos
- Division of Cardiology, Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center, University of Colorado, Denver, CO, USA
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- Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Division, Department of Surgery “Paride Stefanini,” Policlinico Umberto I, “La Sapienza” University of Rome, Italy
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- Cardiology Unit, Department of Health Promotion, Mother and Child Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties (ProMISE) ‘G. D’Alessandro’, Paolo Giaccone Hospital, University of Palermo, Italy
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
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- Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, TriHealth, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, UC Health University of Colorado Hospital, University of Colorado, Denver, CO, USA
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- Division of Vascular Surgery, Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgeons, Austin, TX, USA
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- Section of Vascular Outcomes Program, Yale University/Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center, University of Colorado, Denver, CO, USA
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Urbano-Carrillo CA, Muñoz-Jiménez LD, Cano-García M. Coronary lithoplasty: applying a pulse to calcified lesions. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2020; 73:978-980. [PMID: 32792315 DOI: 10.1016/j.rec.2020.05.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2020] [Accepted: 05/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Cristóbal A Urbano-Carrillo
- Unidad de Hemodinámica y Cardiología Intervencionista, Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital Regional Universitario de Málaga, Málaga, Spain.
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- Unidad de Hemodinámica y Cardiología Intervencionista, Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital Regional Universitario de Málaga, Málaga, Spain
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- Unidad de Hemodinámica y Cardiología Intervencionista, Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital Regional Universitario de Málaga, Málaga, Spain
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Sharma A, Kelly R, Mbai M, Chandrashekhar Y, Bertog S. Transcatheter Mitral Valve Lithotripsy as a Pretreatment to Percutaneous Balloon Mitral Valvuloplasty for Heavily Calcified Rheumatic Mitral Stenosis. Circ Cardiovasc Interv 2020; 13:e009357. [PMID: 32674681 DOI: 10.1161/circinterventions.120.009357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- Alok Sharma
- Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN (A.S., R.K., M.M., Y.C., S.B.).,University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (A.S., R.K., M.M., Y.C., S.B.)
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- Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN (A.S., R.K., M.M., Y.C., S.B.).,University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (A.S., R.K., M.M., Y.C., S.B.)
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- Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN (A.S., R.K., M.M., Y.C., S.B.).,University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (A.S., R.K., M.M., Y.C., S.B.)
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- Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN (A.S., R.K., M.M., Y.C., S.B.).,University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (A.S., R.K., M.M., Y.C., S.B.)
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- Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN (A.S., R.K., M.M., Y.C., S.B.).,University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (A.S., R.K., M.M., Y.C., S.B.).,Cardio Vascular Center, Frankfurt, Germany (S.B.)
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Kassimis G, Didagelos M, De Maria GL, Kontogiannis N, Karamasis GV, Katsikis A, Sularz A, Karvounis H, Kanonidis I, Krokidis M, Ziakas A, Banning AP. Shockwave Intravascular Lithotripsy for the Treatment of Severe Vascular Calcification. Angiology 2020; 71:677-688. [PMID: 32567327 DOI: 10.1177/0003319720932455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
Vascular calcification is a highly prevalent pathophenotype that is associated with aging, atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, diabetes mellitus, and chronic kidney disease. When present, it portends a worse clinical outcome and predicts major adverse cardiovascular events. Heavily calcified coronary and peripheral artery lesions are difficult to dilate appropriately with conventional balloons during percutaneous intervention, and the use of several adjunctive strategies of plaque modification has been suggested. Intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) offers a novel option for lesion preparation of severely calcified plaques in coronary and peripheral vessels. It is unique among all technologies in its ability to modify calcium circumferentially and transmurally, thus modifying transmural conduit compliance. In this article, we summarize the currently available evidence on this technology, and we highlight its best clinical application through appropriate patient and lesion selection, with the main objective of optimizing stent delivery and implantation, and subsequent improved short- and long-term outcomes. We believe that the IVL balloon will transform the market, as it is easy to use, with predictable results. However, cost-effectiveness of such advanced technology will need to be considered.
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- George Kassimis
- 2nd Cardiology Department, Hippokration Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece.,1st Cardiology Department, AHEPA General Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
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- 1st Cardiology Department, AHEPA General Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Department of Cardiology, Cheltenham General Hospital, Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS, Foundation Trust, Cheltenham, United Kingdom
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- Department of Cardiology, Essex Cardiothoracic Centre, Basildon, United Kingdom
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- Department of Radiology, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- 1st Cardiology Department, AHEPA General Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
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- 2nd Cardiology Department, Hippokration Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Department of Radiology, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- 1st Cardiology Department, AHEPA General Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Oxford Heart Centre, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom
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Venuti G, Piedimonte G, Castellana C, Ferrarotto L, Guarracini S, Azzalini L, Manna AL. Using the coronary lithotripsy system for coronary artery disease. Future Cardiol 2020; 17:59-71. [PMID: 32530304 DOI: 10.2217/fca-2020-0034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
Abstract
Severe coronary artery calcification increases percutaneous treatment complexity and the risk of intraprocedural complications, affecting acute and long-term outcomes. Current use of specialty balloons and atherectomy technologies is limited due to the higher risk of complications, degree of technical difficulty and operator experience. Intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) is a novel technology for severe calcified coronary artery disease that facilitates vessel preparation, enhancing vessel compliance. IVL system emits sonic waves that penetrate through vascular layers and disrupt both superficial and deep calcium, leaving the soft tissue unharmed. The purpose of the present review is to provide a summary of the evidence currently available on this therapy, including a practical description of the components and function of the shockwave coronary IVL system.
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- Giuseppe Venuti
- Division of Cardiology, C.A.S.T., Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria "Policlinico-Vittorio Emanuele", University of Catania, Catania 95123, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, C.A.S.T., Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria "Policlinico-Vittorio Emanuele", University of Catania, Catania 95123, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, C.A.S.T., Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria "Policlinico-Vittorio Emanuele", University of Catania, Catania 95123, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, C.A.S.T., Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria "Policlinico-Vittorio Emanuele", University of Catania, Catania 95123, Italy
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- The Zena & Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, C.A.S.T., Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria "Policlinico-Vittorio Emanuele", University of Catania, Catania 95123, Italy
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