The role of rotational atherectomy in contemporary chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention

Yader Sandoval; Emmanouil S Brilakis

doi:10.1002/ccd.27052

The role of rotational atherectomy in contemporary chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention

Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2017 Apr;89(5):829-831. doi: 10.1002/ccd.27052.

Authors

Yader Sandoval^{1

2}, Emmanouil S Brilakis²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Cardiology, Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
² Minneapolis Heart Institute, Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

PMID: 28419791
DOI: 10.1002/ccd.27052

Abstract

Rotational atherectomy is performed infrequently (∼3.5%) during chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for two indications: treatment of balloon uncrossable and balloon undilatable lesions. Use of rotational atherectomy in CTO PCI was associated with high success and acceptable complication rates. Rotational atherectomy remains a "must have" device for interventional cardiologists performing complex PCI.

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MeSH terms

Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary
Atherectomy, Coronary*
Chronic Disease
Coronary Angiography
Coronary Occlusion*
Humans
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Treatment Outcome