These complex lesions may be classified according to anatomic criteria, including extensive calcification, thrombus, and chronic occlusions, or by location, such as bifurcations, saphenous vein ...

A newly published SCAI Expert Consensus Statement on the Management of Calcified Coronary Lesions, appearing in Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions, outlines ...

The ideal stent to treat very calcified lesions needs (1) a high radial force to resist the elastic recoil and radial crush and (2) a moderate outward expansive force to provide sufficient vessel ...

For example, for better communication and more detailed description of a bifurcation lesion, an interventionalist could describe a heavily calcified thrombus containing lesion involving LM with ...

The earlier study successfully treated 61 complex, calcified lesions across four U.S. centers in 60 patients, achieving strong clinical outcomes with minimal complications. These results ...