Abstract The Task Force on Rotational Atherectomy of the Japanese Association of
Cardiovascular Intervention and Therapeutics (CVIT) proposed the expert consensus …

Methods The study population consisted of 3 6 consecutive patients with a clinical indication
for PCI and the presence of severely calcified lesions who underwent an OA procedure …

In order to improve the percutaneous treatment of coronary artery calcifications (CAC) before
stent implantation, methods such as rotational atherectomy (RA), orbital atherectomy (OA) …

Aim: To assess the frequency and predictive factors of periprocedural myocardial infarction
(MI) following RA. Material and methods: This was a retrospective observational study …

Percutaneous treatment of calcified coronary lesions is still a challenge in modern
interventional cardiology practice. Coronary angiography is limited to the precise and …

Methods This was a single-center prospective observational study. We included patients
with clinical indications for RA in accordance with the European expert consensus document …

Due to aging and comorbidities of patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention
(PCI), the prevalence of severe calcified lesions is increasing [1]. Rotational atherectomy …

We present a case of a 70-year-old man with a medical history of exacerbated coronary
artery disease, arterial hypertension, diabetes mellitus and hypercholesterolemia. After …

In the era when more and more complex patients require percutaneous coronary treatment,
a combination of different interventional methods is necessary. In patients with heavily …