Orbital Atherectomy vs. Conventional Balloon Angioplasty in Severely Calcified Coronary Lesions

Feb 11, 2025   |  Ali Malik, MD; Konstantinos Dean Boudoulas, MD, FACC

Expert Analysis

Calcified coronary lesions are associated with lower procedural success and higher complications with percutaneous coronary intervention. Previous study data have shown improved procedural success with routine use of atherectomy in these patients...

Clinical Topics: Cardiac Surgery, Invasive Cardiovascular Angiography and Intervention, Noninvasive Imaging, Aortic Surgery, Interventions and Imaging

Keywords: Atherectomy, Angioplasty, Balloon, Diagnostic Imaging, TCT24, Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics