Coronary calcium

Shockwave Intravascular Lithotripsy for Calcified Coronary Lesions: First Real-World Experience

02/14/2019

Guy Armstrong , MBChB;

Seif S. El-Jack , MBBS, MD;

Ruth Newcombe ;

Timothy Glenie , MBChB;

Ali Khan , MBBS, MD;

Bernard Wong , MBChB;

Shockwave intravascular lithotripsy is a recently approved technique used in the treatment of heavily calcified coronary lesions. We present our early real-world experience with this device.

Shockwave intravascular...

02/14/2019

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Orbital Atherectomy of Severely Calcified Unprotected Left Main Coronary Artery Disease: One-Year Outcomes

06/27/2018

Michael S. Lee , MD, DPM, FACFAS, FACC, FSCAI;

Evan Shlofmitz , DO;

Alec Goldberg , BS, MD;

Kyung Woo Park , MD;

Allen Jeremias , MD, MSc;

Richard A. Shlofmitz , MD;

The standard of care for ULMCA disease is CABG. However, PCI is also a reasonable option for the treatment for ULMCA disease, especially in patients who are not good candidates for surgical revascularization. We assessed the 1-year outcomes...

The standard of care for...

06/27/2018

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

One-Year Outcomes of Orbital Atherectomy of Long, Diffusely Calcified Coronary Artery Lesions

05/24/2018

Richard A. Shlofmitz , MD;

Evan Shlofmitz , DO;

Michael S. Lee , MD, DPM, FACFAS, FACC, FSCAI;

John Hollowed , MD;

Kyung Woo Park , MD;

Gentian Lluri , MD, PhD;

Orbital atherectomy of long, diffusely calcified lesions may increase the risk of periprocedural angiographic complications. The aim of this study was to determine the clinical outcomes of patients with long, diffusely calcified coronary...

Orbital atherectomy of long,...

05/24/2018

Journal of Invasive Cardiology