Acute- and Long-term Outcomes of Rotational Atherectomy followed by Cutting Balloon versus Plain Balloon before Drug-Eluting Stent Implantation for Calcified Coronary Lesions.

Conclusions: In patients with moderately or severely calcified lesions, a strategy of RA followed by CB before stent implantation can increase lumen diameter and acute lumen gain. This strategy is safe with lower risk of long-term in-stent restenosis.
PMID: 30127211 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Chinese Medical Journal - August 23, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: Ai H, Wang X, Suo M, Liu JC, Wang CG, Zhen L, Nie SP Tags: Chin Med J (Engl) Source Type: research