Difference between antegrade and retrograde orbital atherectomy system debulking using an artificial pulsatile heart model.
Akito KawamuraYasuyuki EgamiNaotaka OkamotoShodai KawanamiKoji YasumotoMasaki TsudaYasuharu Matsunaga-LeeMasamichi YanoMasami NishinoKeita OkayamaPublished in: Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions (2023)
Compared to only-retrograde debulking, only-antegrade debulking acquired larger debulked area because of larger cutting depth, although the debulked bias and the width of debulked area were comparable between the two groups.