Calcium Modification During Peripheral Intervention With a Novel Intravascular Lithotripsy System: An Institutional Experience.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Calcium modification techniques have improved the outcomes of endovascular treatment for severely calcified stenotic lesions. In contrast to balloon angioplasty and modified balloons, intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) modifies both superficial and deep vascular calcium by delivering pulsatile sonic energy, which creates circumferential and longitudinal fractures with subsequent optimization of therapies such as stent implantation. We describe the clinical and procedural characteristics, as well as outcomes, from our initial experience with the Shockwave Javelin peripheral IVL catheter (Shockwave Medical), a novel forward IVL platform designed for difficult-to-cross calcified lesions.

Methods

The first 10 patients treated with this catheter at our institution (The Ch

SUBMITTER: Bashir H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12418454 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature