Department of Cardiology, J N Medical College, Belagavi, Karnataka, India
Research Article
Analysis of Coronary Artery Rotational Atherectomy: A Single Centre
Study
Author(s): Suresh V Patted*, Sanjay C Porwal, Sameer Ambar, Prasad MR, Vasu Babu Nukavarapu, Vishwanath Hesarur, Vaibhav Patil and Suhasini Atharga
Background: Rotational Atherectomy (RA) is a valuable tool for treating severely calcified complex coronary
artery disease in the Cardiac Cath lab despite a lot of helpful techniques and devices, but this is under used now
due to technique demands and non-superior outcomes. The aim of our study was to evaluate the procedural and
clinical outcomes of patients with complex severely calcified lesions treated by RA in the current era.
Materials and methods: This retrospective study was conducted from February 2015 to February 2019. All
consecutive patients who underwent RA for severely calcified lesions were included in the study. The angiographic
and procedural parameters and clinical outcomes were analyzed.
Results: A total of 115 patients with complex, severely calcified coronary lesions who underwen.. Read More»
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