Calcium Corner: News

In the patient-level pooled analysis, titled “Coronary Intravascular Lithotripsy for Treatment of Severely Calcified Lesions: Long-Term Sex-Specific Outcomes,” use of IVL for lesion preparation of severely calcified lesions had similar safety...

SANTA CLARA, Calif.- Shockwave Medical, Inc. announced that as part of the Calendar Year 2024 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) final rule, the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has established a Category I Current Procedural...

Two new publications reported excellent and consistent outcomes with coronary intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) in both nodular and eccentric calcium.

Three new codes, MS-DRGs 323, 324, and 325, have been created to describe Percutaneous Coronary Interventions (PCI) that utilize coronary IVL, with and without a stent implant (intraluminal device), in the hospital inpatient setting.

Shockwave C2+ provides 50 percent more pulses per catheter than Shockwave C2 and is optimally designed to treat longer calcified lesions and more challenging eccentric and nodular calcium.

The updated guidelines, which modify the previous 2014 guidelines by no longer restricting recommended treatment to facilities with on-site surgical backup, will now endorse expanded treatment options and access for patients with calcified...

Findings Hold Promise for Female Patients with Calcified Coronary Artery Disease Who Previously Suffered Worse Safety Outcomes than Male Patients Undergoing Atherectomy

Transformative Shockwave C2 Intravascular Lithotripsy Catheter Will Soon Be Available in One of the World’s Largest Coronary Intervention Markets

Transformative Technology Now Available for Calcified Coronary Plaque SANTA CLARA, Calif., Feb. 16, 2021 — Shockwave Medical, Inc. announced today that the company’s sonic pressure wave therapy received Pre-Market Approval for severely...

DALLAS – Oct. 28, 2020 – Coronary artery calcium (CAC) scanning could help doctors decide whether the benefits of taking aspirin to prevent a first heart attack or stroke outweigh the risks of bleeding from its use, UT...