Intravascular Lithotripsy for Treatment of Calcified Lesions During Carotid Artery Stenting.
Stefanos GiannopoulosFrancesco SpezialeGiuseppe VadalàPeter SoukasBrian A KuhnChad L StoltzMazin I FotehCarlos Mena-HurtadoDamianos G KokkinidisPublished in: Journal of endovascular therapy : an official journal of the International Society of Endovascular Specialists (2020)
This preliminary experience demonstrates that IVL can be a safe and effective approach for the management of severely calcified carotid lesions. Further research is warranted to determine the longer-term safety and efficacy of IVL for dilation of calcified carotid artery lesions as an adjunct to carotid artery stenting.