Long-term follow-up after percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus

2008 ◽  
Vol 126 (3) ◽  
pp. 430-432 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chi-Hang Lee ◽  
Eric Chong ◽  
Adrian Low ◽  
Jimmy Lim ◽  
Yean-Teng Lim ◽  
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2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 33
Author(s):  
Yohei Sotomi ◽  
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Despite advances in technology, percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) of severely calcified coronary lesions remains challenging. Rotational atherectomy is one of the current therapeutic options to manage calcified lesions, but has a limited role in facilitating the dilation or stenting of lesions that cannot be crossed or expanded with other PCI techniques due to unfavourable clinical outcome in long-term follow-up. However the results of orbital atherectomy presented in the ORBIT I and ORBIT II trials were encouraging. In addition to these encouraging data, necessity for sufficient lesion preparation before implantation of bioresorbable scaffolds lead to resurgence in the use of atherectomy. This article summarises currently available publications on orbital atherectomy (Cardiovascular Systems Inc.) and compares them with rotational atherectomy.


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