Clinical and angiographic success and safety comparison of coronary intravascular lithotripsy: An updated meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) can be used to assist stent deployment in severe coronary artery calcifications (CAC).

Methods

Studies employing IVL for CAC lesions were included. The primary outcomes included clinical and angiographic success. The secondary outcomes, including lumen gain, maximum calcium thickness, and calcium angle at the final angiography site, minimal lumen area site, and minimal stent area site, were analyzed by the random-effects model to calculate the pooled standardized mean difference. Tertiary outcomes included safety event ratios.

Results

Seven studies (760 patients) were included. The primary outcomes: pooled clinical and angiographic success event ratio parentage of IVL was 94.4% and 94.8%, respectively. On a random effect mode

SUBMITTER: Sattar Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8881660 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature