Comparison of rotational and orbital atherectomy for the treatment of calcific coronary lesions: Insights from the VA clinical assessment reporting and tracking (CART) program.
Christopher BarrettTheodore WarsavageChristopher P KovachErin McGuinnMary E PlomondonEhrin J ArmstrongStephen W WaldoPublished in: Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions (2020)
Both rotational and orbital atherectomy are safe and effective strategies for the treatment of calcified coronary plaque prior to stent deployment, with similarly low rates of peri-procedural adverse events.