Algorithm for the Management of Calcified Lesions
Presenter
Yiannis S Chatzizisis, M.D., Ph.D., FSCAI, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL
Yiannis S Chatzizisis, M.D., Ph.D., FSCAI, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL
Learning Objectives:
- Recognize how adequate lesion preparation is critical not only to device delivery but additionally to adequate stent expansion, which is associated with both short term and long-term efficacy of stent technologies.
- Identify the central role of intravascular imaging in the assessment of treatment strategies for calcific coronary artery lesions.
- Recognize the role and indications for the available plaque modification therapies including specialty balloons (Scoring and cutting balloons, IVL) and atherectomy devices (RA, OA) for specific roles, taking into consideration their unique technical considerations for the treatment of calcific coronary artery lesions.
Keywords: Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS) and Complications