How to Deal with Infrainguinal Arterial Calcifications: Atherectomy and Lithoplasty Devices

Abstract

This overview article should describe current technical problems of severe infrainguinal calcifications, outline solutions for challenging and complex lesions and give an overview over currently available debulking devices which are meant to deal with calcified lesions. As a relatively new device, arterial lithoplasty is discussed.

Keywords

• infrainguinal calcifications
• atherectomy
• lithoplasty