"RotaTripsy" for severe calcified coronary artery lesions: insights from a real-world multicenter cohort.
Buono, Andrea ; Basavarajaiah, Sandeep ; Choudhury, Anirban ; Lee, Leong ; Bhatia, Gurbir ; Hailan, Ahmed ; Sharma, Vinoda ; ; Naneishvili, Tamara ; Ielasi, Alfonso
Buono, Andrea
Basavarajaiah, Sandeep
Choudhury, Anirban
Lee, Leong
Bhatia, Gurbir
Hailan, Ahmed
Sharma, Vinoda
Naneishvili, Tamara
Ielasi, Alfonso
Abstract
Objectives: The aim of this study is to assess the feasibility, efficacy and safety of the "RotaTripsy" approach in severe calcified coronary artery lesions.
Background: Coronary lesions with a high calcium content represent a challenging scenario in interventional cardiology, requiring a proper lesion preparation. In this light, very little is known about the possibility to combine the benefits of rotational atherectomy and intravascular lithotripsy.
Methods: We retrospectively enrolled 34 patients from a real-word, multicenter, cohort of patients affected by severe calcified coronary artery lesions, which required the "RotaTripsy" to obtain a proper lesion preparation. In all the cases, rotational atherectomy and then intravascular lithotripsy were performed as a bail-out strategy following sub-optimal non-compliant balloon expansion. In 53% of the cases, the procedure was guided by intracoronary imaging findings.
Results: Procedural success was reported in all the cases, without any in-hospital major complication. Few major adverse clinical events were reported at mid-term follow-up.
Conclusions: "RotaTripsy" can represent a valid therapeutic option for undilatable heavily calcified coronary artery lesions. Our findings demonstrate the feasibility, safety and efficacy of this approach.
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Date
2021-07-02
Type
Article
Subject
Cardiology
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Citation
Buono, A., Basavarajaiah, S., Choudhury, A., Lee, L., Bhatia, G., Hailan, A., Sharma, V., Upadhyaya, S., Naneishvili, T., & Ielasi, A. (2022). "RotaTripsy" for Severe Calcified Coronary Artery Lesions: Insights From a Real-World Multicenter Cohort. Cardiovascular revascularization medicine : including molecular interventions, 37, 78–81.
Journal / Source Title
Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine
DOI
10.1016/j.carrev.2021.06.132
PMID
34244087
Publisher
Elsevier
