Effect of cutting balloon after rotational atherectomy in severely calcified coronary artery lesions as assessed by optical coherence tomography

Autor: Yuji Oyama, Naoei Isomura, Gary S. Mintz, Morio Ono, Toshitaka Okabe, Masahiko Ochiai, Kisaki Amemiya, Shigeo Saito, Koichi Hoshimoto, Seitarou Ebara, Takehiko Kido, Tadayuki Yakushiji, Myong Hwa Yamamoto, Akiko Maehara, Kennosuke Yamashita, Hiroshi Araki, Wataru Igawa
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions. 94:936-944
ISSN: 1522-726X
1522-1946
Popis: OBJECTIVES Using optical coherence tomography (OCT), we evaluated the effect of a cutting balloon (CB) compared with a conventional balloon after rotational atherectomy (RA) and before stenting in severely calcified coronary lesions. BACKGROUND A CB is designed to create discrete incisions to facilitate fracture of severely calcified plaque. METHODS OCT was performed preintervention (if possible), post-RA, and poststent implantation. RA modification of calcium was defined as a polished, concave, round-shaped surface. Calcium fracture was defined as a break in the calcium plate. The effects of calcium modification and stent expansion between CB (n = 18) versus conventional balloon (n = 23) following RA were compared. RESULTS Median patient age was 72 years with 24% on hemodialysis. The amount of calcium and the length of RA modification were comparable between the CB and conventional balloon groups. Final poststent OCT showed that the number and thickness of calcium fracture were greater after CB versus conventional balloon, resulting better stent expansion (78.9% [IQR: 72.4-88.1] vs. 66.7% [IQR: 55.0-76.7], p
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