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
Rotational atherectomy (RA) has been widely used for percutaneous coronary intervention
(PCI) to severely calcified lesions. As compared to other countries, RA in Japan has …

[HTML][HTML] Contemporary approach to heavily calcified coronary lesions

CS Dini, G Nardi, F Ristalli, A Mattesini… - Interventional …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Percutaneous treatment of heavily calcified coronary lesions still represents a challenge for
interventional cardiology, with higher risk of immediate complications, late failure due to …

Coronary calcification and long-term outcomes according to drug-eluting stent generation

P Guedeney, BE Claessen, R Mehran, GS Mintz… - Cardiovascular …, 2020 - jacc.org
Objectives The aim of this study was to evaluate the long-term impact of coronary artery
calcification (CAC) on outcomes after percutaneous coronary intervention and the respective …

[HTML][HTML] Intravascular lithotripsy for calcific coronary and peripheral artery stenoses

CS Dini, B Tomberli, A Mattesini… - …, 2019 - eurointervention.pcronline.com
Heavily calcified lesions may be difficult to dilate adequately with conventional balloons and
stents, which causes frequent periprocedural complications and higher rates of target lesion …

10-year all-cause mortality following percutaneous or surgical revascularization in patients with heavy calcification

H Kawashima, PW Serruys, H Hara, M Ono… - Cardiovascular …, 2022 - jacc.org
Objectives The aim of this study was to assess 10-year all-cause mortality in patients with
heavily calcified lesions (HCLs) undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) or …

[HTML][HTML] Intravascular lithotripsy for treatment of severely calcified coronary lesions: 1-year results from the Disrupt CAD III study

DJ Kereiakes, JM Hill, RA Shlofmitz, AJ Klein… - Journal of the Society for …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Coronary calcification impairs stent delivery and optimal expansion, a
significant predictor of subsequent stent thrombosis and restenosis. Current calcium ablative …

[PDF][PDF] Plaque modification techniques to treat calcified coronary lesions. Position paper from the ACI-SEC

A Jurado-Román, A Gómez-Menchero… - REC Interv …, 2023 - recintervcardiol.org
Coronary artery calcification is probably the main determinant of the poor outcome of
percutaneous coronary interventions and is associated with higher rates of adverse events …

Contemporary management of severely calcified coronary lesions

N Angsubhakorn, N Kang, C Fearon… - Journal of personalized …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Coronary artery calcification is increasingly prevalent in our patient population. It
significantly limits the procedural success of percutaneous coronary intervention and is …

Prognostic Impact of Calcified Plaque Morphology After Drug Eluting Stent Implantation―An Optical Coherence Tomography Study―

S Iwai, M Watanabe, A Okamura, A Kyodo… - Circulation …, 2021 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Background: Optical coherence tomography (OCT) has the potential to characterize the
detailed morphology of calcified coronary plaques. This study examined the prognostic …

Impact of calcification on percutaneous coronary intervention: MACE‐Trial 1‐year results

SK Sharma, RW Bolduan, MR Patel… - Catheterization and …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Objectives The Multi‐center Prospective Study to Evaluate Outcomes of Moderate
to Severely Calcified Coronary Lesions (MACE—Trial) was designed to provide further …