Mid ‐term outcomes of consecutive 998 cases of coronary atherectomy in contemporary clinical practice

ConclusionIn this retrospective, single center study, we observed no significant differences in 6‐month rates of adverse events associated with use of OA vs. RA in patients with moderate to severe calcification undergoing PCI. Larger, prospective studies are needed to confirm our findings.

Source: Journal of Interventional Cardiology - June 1, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Nishtha Sareen, Usman Baber, Melissa Aquino, Sonny Sayseng, Joseph Sweeny, Nitin Barman, Vishal Kapur, Annapoorna Kini, Samin K. Sharma Tags: ORIGINAL INVESTIGATION Source Type: research