Since optical coherence tomography (OCT) was first performed in humans two decades ago,
this imaging modality has been widely adopted in research on coronary atherosclerosis and …

A significant proportion of lesions treated with transcatheter interventions in the coronary
and peripheral vascular beds exhibit moderate to severe calcific plaques known to portend …

Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) exhibit tremendously elevated risk for
cardiovascular disease, particularly ischemic heart disease, due to premature vascular and …

Objectives The aim of this pooled analysis was to assess the cumulative safety and
effectiveness of coronary intravascular lithotripsy (IVL). Background The clinical outcomes of …

Background: Intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) delivers acoustic pressure waves to modify
calcium, enhance vessel compliance and optimize stent deployment. The objective of this …

In-stent restenosis (ISR) remains the most common cause of stent failure after percutaneous
coronary intervention (PCI). Recent data suggest that ISR-PCI accounts for 5-10% of all PCI …

Despite the dramatic improvements of revascularization therapies occurring in the past
decades, a relevant percentage of patients treated with percutaneous coronary intervention …

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 …

Since the publication of the 2015 EAPCI consensus on rotational atherectomy, the number
of percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) performed in patients with severely calcified …

Background: Whereas the efficacy and safety of intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) have been
confirmed in de novo calcified coronary lesions, little is known about its utility in treating stent …