When rotational atherectomy is not enough.
Negar AtefiBasem ElbarouniAmir RavandiDavid W AllenPublished in: Clinical case reports (2021)
Extreme coronary calcification may require rotational atherectomy to create a navigable intravascular lumen followed by intravascular lithotripsy to fracture areas of deep calcification to allow for successful percutaneous coronary intervention.
Keyphrases
- coronary artery
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- coronary artery disease
- chronic kidney disease
- st segment elevation myocardial infarction
- acute myocardial infarction
- acute coronary syndrome
- st elevation myocardial infarction
- coronary artery bypass grafting
- antiplatelet therapy
- climate change
- atrial fibrillation
- hip fracture
- urinary tract
- aortic valve
- ejection fraction