Open AccessRotational atherectomy of a severely calcified superficial femoral artery stenosis after failed balloon passage — Case report
Author(s) -
Zoltán Ruzsa,
Kálmán Hüttl,
Károly Tóth,
Béla Merkely
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
interventional medicine and applied science/interventional medicine and applied science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.195
H-Index - 14
eISSN - 2061-5094
pISSN - 2061-1617
DOI - 10.1556/imas.2.2010.4.4
Subject(s) - medicine , balloon , percutaneous , atherectomy , calcification , stenosis , revascularization , angioplasty , radiology , surgery , lesion , femoral artery , artery , cardiology , restenosis , stent , myocardial infarction
Rotational atherectomy (RA) in peripheral circulation is an advanced revascularization procedure, often used in cases where traditional percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) is inadequate and bypass grafting is either unavailable or undesired. We report on a case, where RA was successfully performed after failed traditional PTA. The case highlights the importance of RA in peripheral cases where severe calcification occurs and the lesion is not suitable for PTA (cannot be passed with balloon or is undilatable).