intravascular lithotripsy balloon

Figure 1. Computed tomography angiography.

Clinical Videos

Intravascular Ultrasound-Guided, Lithotrispy-Facilitated Angioplasty for Treating a Heavily Calcified Renal Artery Stenosis

02/28/2024

Video Supplement to "Intravascular Ultrasound-Guided, Lithotrispy-Facilitated Angioplasty for Treating a Heavily Calcified Renal Artery Stenosis" (Clinical Image).

Video Supplement to...

02/28/2024

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Clinical Images

Intravascular Ultrasound-Guided, Lithotripsy-Facilitated Angioplasty for Treating a Heavily Calcified Renal Artery Stenosis

02/28/2024

Konstantinos Aznaouridis, MD, PhD; Kyriakos Dimitriadis, MD, PhD; Stergios Soulaidopoulos, MD; Charalambos Vlachopoulos, MD, PhD; Konstantinos Tsioufis, MD, PhD

Konstantinos Aznaouridis, MD, PhD; Ky...

A 63-year-old woman with uncontrolled hypertension despite taking 5 antihypertensive medications was referred for percutaneous renal artery intervention.

A 63-year-old woman with...

02/28/2024

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Real-World Multicenter Coronary Lithotripsy Registry: Long-Term Clinical Follow-Up

08/30/2022

Neus Salvatella , MD;

Marcos Garcia-Guimaraes , MD;

Alejandro Negrete , MD;

Cesar Moris , MD, PhD;

Alicia Calvo-Fernandez , MD;

Ignacio Amat-Santos , MD;

Alvaro Aparisi , MD;

Josep Gomez-Lara , MD, PhD;

Monica Fuertes , MD;

Sandra Santos-Martinez , MD;

Mohsen Mohandes , MD;

Joan A. Gomez-Hospital , MD, PhD;

Hector Cubero-Gallego , MD, PhD;

Beatriz Vaquerizo , MD, PhD;

Helena Tizon-Marcos , MD, MSc;

Coronary lithotripsy (CL) works by fracturing the calcified plaque, allowing mean area gain, enhancing vessel compliance, and facilitating stent deployment. This study reports the safety, effectiveness, and durability of the clinical benefit...

Coronary lithotripsy (CL) works...

08/30/2022

Journal of Invasive Cardiology