Management of densely calcified coronary lesions using OPN–NC balloon and shockwave intravascular lithotripsy procedure: A single-center study

Abstract

Background: Calcified coronary lesions are challenging to the interventional cardiologists to manage. Debulking the calcified lesions with Rotablation is a well known strategy. Shockwave intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) is the newer novel therapeutic procedure found to be very effective in PCI of calcified lesions. Aims and Objectives: To assess the clinical utility of Shockwave IVL in densly calcified coronary lesions. Materials and Methods: Four patients underwent PCI with Shockwave IVL for densly calcified lesions between Febraury and March of 2020 and were followed up clinically in our centre. Results: All patients are doing well clinically without any coronary events. Conclusion: Shockwave IVL is safe and accepted modality of debulking the densly calcified coronary lesions and prepare the bed for optimal stent deployment.

Keywords

• coronary calcification
• intravascular lithotripsy
• stent boost