Outcomes after Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Patients with Extremely Calcified Left Main Lesions.

ABSTRACT: Background and Objectives: Available data with regard to the outcomes of patients with severely calcified left main (LM) lesions after revascularization by percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) when compared to non-calcified LM lesions is unclear. Materials and Methods: The present study sought to retrospectively investigate in hospital and 1 year post-intervention outcomes of patients with extremely calcified LM lesions after PCI facilitated by calcium-dedicated devices (CdD). Seventy consecutive patients with LM PCI were included. CdD requirement was based on suboptimal results after balloon angioplasty. Results: Twenty-two patients (31.4%) required at least one CdD, while nine patients (12.8%) required at least two. Intravascular lithotripsy and rotational athere

SUBMITTER: Dumitrascu S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10222037 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature