Halfway rotational atherectomy for calcified lesions: Comparison with conventional rotational atherectomy in a propensity-score matched analysis

K Sakakura, Y Taniguchi, K Yamamoto, H Wada… - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
… or perforation is considerable with rotational atherectomy (RA). Halfway RA is a novel …
The purpose of this study was to compare complications after halfway and conventional RA. …

Current status of rotational atherectomy

MI Tomey, AS Kini, SK Sharma - JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions, 2014 - jacc.org
… As it is technically demanding, rotational atherectomy is also uncommon. At this 25-year …
rotational atherectomy, we sought to review the current state-of-the-art in rotational atherectomy

Halftime rotational atherectomy: a unique concept for diffuse long severely calcified lesions

K Sakakura, H Jinnouchi, Y Taniguchi, T Tsukui… - Cardiovascular …, 2024 - Springer
… Our group previously proposed halfway RA especially for severely angulated lesions [10,
11]. Halfway RA, … However, since halfway RA mostly ablates the proximal half of the lesion, …

How should we perform rotational atherectomy to an angulated calcified lesion?

K Sakakura, Y Taniguchi, M Matsumoto… - International heart …, 2016 - jstage.jst.go.jp
… size up the burr and perform the rotational atherectomy just before the angle (halfway … ,
rotational atherectomy to an angulated calcified lesion is always challenging. Halfway rotational

Modifiable and unmodifiable factors associated with slow flow following rotational atherectomy

K Sakakura, Y Taniguchi, K Yamamoto, T Tsukui… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
… Although several groups reported the risk factors for slow flow during rotational atherectomy
(… In selected cases, we performed halfway RA. Halfway RA is a strategy, in which an operator …

Clinical expert consensus document on rotational atherectomy from the Japanese association of cardiovascular intervention and therapeutics

K Sakakura, Y Ito, Y Shibata, A Okamura… - Cardiovascular …, 2021 - Springer
… Schema of conventional and halfway rotational atherectomy. Panels (a), (b), and (c) … rotational
atherectomy, whereas panels (d), (e), and (f) illustrate the halfway rotational atherectomy. …

Intravascular ultrasound enhances the safety of rotational atherectomy

K Sakakura, K Yamamoto, Y Taniguchi… - Cardiovascular …, 2018 - Elsevier
… (B) We performed rotational atherectomy using a 1.25-mm burr, but did not advance the burr
… (halfway rotational atherectomy). (C) IVUS was performed following rotational atherectomy. (…

Trapping balloon technique for removal of the burr in rotational atherectomy

K Yamamoto, K Sakakura, Y Taniguchi… - International heart …, 2018 - jstage.jst.go.jp
… Therefore, the KUSABI trapping balloon catheter was inserted via a Y-connector and the
RotaWire Floppy™ guidewire was fixed after pulling the burr halfway out of the guide catheter. …

Study design and rationale for comparison of the incidence of slow flow following rotational atherectomy to severely calcified coronary artery lesions between short …

K Sakakura, H Jinnouchi, Y Taniguchi… - Cardiology …, 2023 - journals.viamedica.pl
… If halfway RA is performed [23], slow flow will be evaluated just after halfway RA. In other
words, slow flow just after RA is evaluated only one time per PCI. The detail of timing when slow …

… -speed rotational atherectomy before paclitaxel-eluting stent implantation in complex calcified coronary lesions: the randomized ROTAXUS (Rotational Atherectomy …

M Abdel-Wahab, G Richardt, H Joachim Büttner… - JACC: Cardiovascular …, 2013 - jacc.org
… This study sought to determine the effect of rotational atherectomy (RA) on drug-eluting …
Percutaneous coronary intervention in heavily calcified lesions using rotational atherectomy and …