WASHINGTON, DC — Atherectomy has no advantage over conventional balloon angioplasty for the treatment of severe calcified lesions, according to unexpected results from the largest trial of the ...

This is the first large-scale study to study this specific device in severely calcified lesions, and the results support ...

Elixir has designed the system, named LithiX Hertz Contact Intravascular Lithotripsy (IVL) System, to tackle calcified lesions without the need for capital equipment. Calcified lesions occur when ...

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 ...