Włodarczak A, Rola P, Barycki M, Kulczycki JJ, Szudrowicz M, Lesiak M, Doroszko A. Rota-Lithotripsy-A Novel Bail-Out Strategy for Calcified Coronary Lesions in Acute Coronary Syndrome. The First-in-Man Experience.
J Clin Med 2021;
10:1872. [PMID:
33925916 PMCID:
PMC8123389 DOI:
10.3390/jcm10091872]
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Abstract
Heavy calcification remains one of the greatest challenges in the treatment of coronary artery disease (CAD), especially in subjects with an acute coronary syndrome (ACS). In the present case series study of high-risk patients with ACS, including both STEMI and NSTEMI, we performed a rota-lithotripsy-a combination of rotational atherectomy with subsequent intravascular lithotripsy-as a novel bail-out strategy to facilitate stent delivery in a tortuous calcified coronary artery.
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