Comparison of intravascular lithotripsy and rotational atherectomy for the treatment of heavily calcified coronary lesions: the STIFF ( S tenoses with calcificaTIon treated with angioplasty e FF ected with dedicated interventional tools) study.
Stefano GarzonFelipe BezerraJosé MarianiWillterson BandeiraGuy PradoVictor RuedaBreno AlmeidaPedro LemosPublished in: Coronary artery disease (2024)
Patients in the IVL group achieved the Intravascular Ultrasound Versus Angiography-Guided Drug-Eluting Stent Implantation trial criteria of successful stent implantation more frequently than those treated with RA.
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