All patients signed and approved an informed consent. At baseline and follow-up (week 16) we performed conventional 1.5T MRI, whereas radiographs were only obtained at baseline. The study was ...
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 ...
Background: Drug-coated balloons (DCB) have emerged as an effective treatment for in-stent restenosis and small vessel disease. DCB angioplasty might improve outcomes in heavily calcified lesions, a ...
Background: Arterial calcification often occurs with bone mineral loss in osteoporosis, for which bisphosphonates are a standard therapy. Mice lacking the matrix GLA protein (Mgp) exhibit lethal ...
This is the first large-scale study to study this specific device in severely calcified lesions, and the results support reserving its use for extreme cases. “Operators across the United States ...
The Total REALITY study retrospectively compared directional atherectomy (DA) versus balloon predilatation prior to drug-coated balloon (DCB) treatment of long, calcified femoropopliteal lesions.
has a forward-shifted IVL emitter designed to modify calcium in subtotal occlusions or extremely narrowed calcified vessels. Lesion characteristics included preprocedural stenosis of 82.9% ± 16.7%, ...
“This trial will provide essential data to demonstrate how this combined approach can optimize procedural efficiency and patient outcomes in treating challenging calcified lesions.” This ...