Safety, efficacy, and optical coherence tomography insights into intravascular lithotripsy for the modification of non-eruptive calcified nodules: A prospective observational study.

Ankush GuptaAbhinav ShrivastavaSanya ChhikaraPruthvi C RevaiahMamas A MamasRajesh Vijayvergiya Ashok SethBalwinder SinghNitin BajajNavreet SinghJaskarn Singh DugalNalin K Mahesh

Published in: Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions (2024)

This single-arm study demonstrated the safety, efficacy, and utility of the IVL in a subset of patients with non-eruptive calcified nodules. In this study, minimal procedural complications, excellent lesion modifications, and favorable 30-day and 1-year outcomes were observed.

Keyphrases

optical coherence tomography
type diabetes
metabolic syndrome
risk factors
diabetic retinopathy
insulin resistance
weight loss