SAN FRANCISCO — An intravascular lithotripsy device used for vessel preparation for stenting in patients with severely calcified coronary lesions was safe and effective, according to results from the ...

Treatment of calcified lesions with bioresorbable scaffolds (BRS) is feasible and yields angiographic success that matches what can be achieved for noncalcified lesions, according to a small study ...

—OCT results demonstrate effective treatment of a broad range of complex calcified lesions, including concentric and eccentric calcium and lesions with calcium nodules— “The cardiology community has ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Three publications in JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions showed how intravascular lithotripsy may benefit ...

PARIS — A percutaneous intervention strategy based on optical coherence tomography (OCT) provides greater procedural success than an angiography-based strategy for stent optimization in calcified ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. & CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. (CSI) (Nasdaq: CSII), today presented 12-month data from the COMPLIANCE 360° study of severely calcified above-the-knee lesions ...

SAN DIEGO, CA — Long-term data with an orbital atherectomy device suggest that approximately one in five patients with severely calcified lesions undergoing PCI will experience a major adverse cardiac ...

Balloon lithotripsy better prepared severely calcified lesions for stenting compared with conventional techniques, based on results of intravascular imaging in the small, 200-person BALI trial. Among ...

PARIS, France—Intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) can safely aid in lesion preparation before PCI in patients with severe calcification and can lower the rate of postprocedural patient adverse outcomes, ...

Elixir Medical has reported positive data from the PINNACLE I clinical trial evaluating the safety and effectiveness of its catheter system that uses stress to treat calcified coronary artery lesions.