Open AccessShockwave intravascular lithotripsy as a novel strategy for balloon undilatable heavily calcified chronic total occlusion lesions
Author(s) -
Piotr Rola,
Adrian Włodarczak,
Mateusz Barycki,
Maciej Pęcherzewski,
Jan Jakub Kulczycki,
Marek Szudrowicz,
Artur Jastrzębski,
Łukasz Furtan,
Adrian Doroszko,
Maciej Lesiak
Publication year - 2023
Publication title -
cardiology journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.573
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1897-5593
pISSN - 1898-018X
DOI - 10.5603/cj.a2021.0112
Subject(s) - medicine , conventional pci , percutaneous coronary intervention , cardiology , coronary artery disease , balloon , calcification , coronary occlusion , stent , radiology , population , target lesion , lithotripsy , occlusion , surgery , myocardial infarction , environmental health
The successful percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in chronic total occlusion (CTO) improves the long-term outcome in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). Heavy calcification remains one of the strongest predictors of an unfavorable outcome of PCI. In this case series study, shockwave intravascular lithotripsy (S-IVL)-a novel balloon-based coronary system facilitating modification of calcified coronary lesions was evaluated.