Orbital Atherectomy: A Comprehensive Review. [Review]

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Citation: Interventional Cardiology Clinics. 8(2):161-171, 2019 04.PMID: 30832940Institution: MedStar Heart & Vascular InstituteForm of publication: Journal ArticleMedline article type(s): Journal Article | ReviewSubject headings: *Critical Illness/mo [Mortality] | *Tachycardia/mo [Mortality] | Acute Disease | Adult | Aged | Critical Care | Databases, Factual | Female | Follow-Up Studies | Humans | Intensive Care Units | Logistic Models | Male | Middle Aged | Monitoring, Physiologic | Multivariate Analysis | Prognosis | Tachycardia/di [Diagnosis] | Time FactorsYear: 2019ISSN:
  • 2211-7458
Name of journal: Interventional cardiology clinicsAbstract: Copyright (c) 2018 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.Successful percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) can be challenging in the presence of heavily calcified lesions. Severely calcified lesions are associated with worse clinical outcomes. Recognition of calcification is important before stenting to ensure adequate stent expansion can be attained. Orbital atherectomy is a safe and effective method to ablate calcified plaque. Lesion preparation through plaque modification with orbital atherectomy before stent implantation can help to optimize the results of PCI in these complex lesions.All authors: Lee MS, Shlofmitz E, Shlofmitz RFiscal year: FY2019Digital Object Identifier: Date added to catalog: 2019-08-23
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Successful percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) can be challenging in the presence of heavily calcified lesions. Severely calcified lesions are associated with worse clinical outcomes. Recognition of calcification is important before stenting to ensure adequate stent expansion can be attained. Orbital atherectomy is a safe and effective method to ablate calcified plaque. Lesion preparation through plaque modification with orbital atherectomy before stent implantation can help to optimize the results of PCI in these complex lesions.

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