Most presented with chronic coronary syndromes (77.5%), and just over half of the total lesions were in the LAD (< 1% in the left main). Almost 97% of lesions were confirmed to be severely calcified ...

In percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), severely calcified coronary lesions pose a greater risk of procedural failure and complications, as the calcification can impede correct stent delivery ...

Intravascular lithotripsy is another endovascular treatment option for PCI. Addressing calcified coronary lesions during PCI presents a significant challenge. Calcified plaques can hinder stent ...

Orbital atherectomy was no better than balloon angioplasty for treatment of certain severely calcified coronary lesions. Atherectomy remains an option in lesions untreatable with balloons alone.

1,2 Investigators designed the EMPOWER CAD study to evaluate real-world outcomes in female patients with severely calcified coronary lesions treated with an IVL-first treatment strategy and ...

"The ECLIPSE trial shows that use of IVI to guide coronary stenting in severely calcified lesions prevents death, stent thrombosis, and unplanned repeat procedures in this high-risk patient ...

Coronary atherectomy can ablate and fracture calcium, improving lesion compliance, thus facilitating stent delivery and expansion. To date, no lesion preparation strategy for severely calcified ...