Coronary artery calcification (CAC) is a risk factor for adverse outcomes in the general
population and in patients with coronary artery disease. The pathogenesis of CAC and bone …

Rotational atherectomy (RA) is an established tool in interventional cardiology for treatment
of calcified coronary lesions. Over 3 decades of clinical experience and research …

Background: Coronary calcification inhibits stent expansion. We sought to establish an
intravascular ultrasound–derived calcium score to predict stent underexpansion. Methods …

Calcium impacts the natural history and treatment of coronary artery disease in many ways.
Intravascular imaging studies, mostly intravascular ultrasound, but more recently studies …

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

Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate optical coherence tomography (OCT) and
intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) versus coronary angiography in the assessment of target …

A Cardiologia Intervencionista tem experimentado extraordinário avanço nos últimos anos,
sendo atualmente o método de revascularização do miocárdio mais empregado em todos …

For intravascular OCT (IVOCT) images, we developed an automated atherosclerotic plaque
characterization method that used a hybrid learning approach, which combined deep …

Background Coronary calcification impairs stent delivery and optimal expansion, a
significant predictor of subsequent stent thrombosis and restenosis. Current calcium ablative …

BACKGROUND: Previous studies have demonstrated similar efficacy of the drug-eluting
stent (DES) in patients with and without calcified lesions. However, most of the randomized …