An algorithmic approach to balloon undilatable coronary lesions

A Rempakos, S Kostantinis, B Simsek… - Catheterization and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Balloon undilatable lesions are lesions that have been successfully crossed by both a
guidewire and a balloon but cannot be expanded despite multiple high‐pressure balloon …

Intravascular lithotripsy in chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention: Insights from the PROGRESS‐CTO registry

S Kostantinis, B Simsek, J Karacsonyi… - Catheterization and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background The use of intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) in chronic total occlusion (CTO)
percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has received limited study. Methods We analyzed …

Excimer laser technology in percutaneous coronary interventions: Cardiovascular laser society's position paper

L Golino, G Caiazzo, P Calabrò, A Colombo… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Excimer Laser Coronary Atherectomy (ELCA) is a well-established therapy that
emerged for the treatment of peripheral vascular atherosclerosis in the late 1980s, at a time …

Prevalence and outcomes of balloon undilatable chronic total occlusions: Insights from the PROGRESS-CTO

B Simsek, S Kostantinis, J Karacsonyi… - International journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background The prevalence, treatment, and outcomes of balloon undilatable lesions
encountered in chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) have …

Angiographic features and clinical outcomes of balloon uncrossable lesions during chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention

J Karacsonyi, S Kostantinis, B Simsek… - Journal of personalized …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Background: Balloon uncrossable lesions are defined as lesions that cannot be crossed with
a balloon after successful guidewire crossing. Methods: We analyzed the association …

Intravascular Lithotripsy for Treatment of Calcified Coronary Lesions

J Karacsonyi, SS Allana, ES Brilakis… - Current Treatment Options …, 2023 - Springer
Purpose of review Intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) is a novel tool for calcified lesion
modification using acoustic pressure waves. In this review, we discuss its use to treat …

Prevalence, predictors, and management for balloon uncrossable or undilatable lesions in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention with in-stent …

Y Wang, A Hou, B Luan, X Zhang, Z Li… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background Percutaneous coronary intervention for in-stent restenosis (ISR) chronic total
occlusion (CTO) has been a great challenge. There are occasions when the balloon is …

Laser technologies in treatment of arterial pathology

NS Il'ya, MV Il'in, AV Tikhov… - IP Pavlov Russian …, 2024 - journals.eco-vector.com
INTRODUCTION: Cardiovascular diseases hold a leading position in the structure of
mortality in the world. Laser technologies permit to improve the outcomes of endovascular …

[HTML][HTML] Láser Excimer en lesiones coronarias gravemente calcificadas: tiempo de romper el mito

L Cobarro, A Jurado-Román… - REC: Interventional …, 2024 - SciELO Espana
Introducción y objetivos: El uso contemporáneo y los resultados de la aterectomía coronaria
con láser Excímer (ELCA) en el intervencionismo coronario percutáneo (ICP) de lesiones …

Orbital Atherectomy Combined with Lithotripsy in a Right Coronary Artery Chronic Total Occlusion

J Karácsonyi, B Simsek, S Kostantinis… - Cardiologia …, 2023 - real.mtak.hu
Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) of chronic total occlusions (CTOs) can be
challenging, especially if the CTOs are balloon uncrossable or balloon undilatable. We …