Intravascular imaging and novel techniques to disrupt severely calcified lesions

Advancing age and co-morbid conditions (e.g., diabetes and chronic kidney disease) predispose to significant coronary calcification, which is present in up to one third of patients with coronary artery disease [1]. During percutaneous coronary intervention, these heavily calcified segments can prese...

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Main Authors: Chinmay Khandkar, Sanjay Patel, Keyvan Karimi Galougahi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Termedia Publishing House 2021-12-01
Series:Advances in Interventional Cardiology
Online Access:https://www.termedia.pl/Intravascular-imaging-and-novel-techniques-to-disrupt-severely-calcified-lesions,35,46152,1,1.html