Initial experience with orbital atherectomy in a tertiary centre in the Netherlands.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In January 2021, the Diamondback 360 orbital atherectomy (OA) system received CE mark approval and became available in Europe. The first procedure in Europe was performed at the Thoraxcenter, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

Aims

To report the procedural safety and efficacy of the initial experience with OA in a tertiary care institution in the Netherlands.

Methods

Patients with de novo severely calcified coronary artery disease who were treated with intended invasive imaging-guided OA were included in a prospective single-centre registry. Device success, defined as less than 50% stenosis after OA, and procedural success, defined as successful stent implantation with less than 50% residual stenosis, were evaluated. Calcium debulking effec

SUBMITTER: den Dekker WK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10140256 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature