A final option, less commonly used, is a technique called atherectomy. This treatment uses a device that cuts or grinds away the hardened deposition (atheroma) within the artery. Atherectomy is less ...
SAN DIEGO — Up-front high-speed rotational atherectomy (RA) of severely calcified lesions is feasible in nearly all patients and improves the success of drug-eluting stent (DES) implantation compared ...
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SAN DIEGO, CA—Lesion preparation with upfront high-speed rotational atherectomy is safe, feasible, and more often successful as a primary strategy before DES implantation compared with modified ...
Two small studies offer mixed results using vastly different approaches to modify severely calcified lesions before percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). In the open-label COPS trial, use of a ...
Safety and Efficacy of Ticagrelor Monotherapy in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: An Individual Patient Data Meta-analysis of the TWILIGHT and TICO ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Other tools for interventional cardiologists have come and gone, but atherectomy technology has persisted and — ...
For patients with peripheral arterial disease, the mainstay of initial treatment is always risk factor modification, ambulation, and compliance with guideline-based medical therapies. However, for ...
Routine use of an orbital atherectomy device to remove calcium from severely blocked coronary arteries before patients undergo cardiac stenting procedures does not improve outcomes, a Mount Sinai-led ...
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