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JACC. Cardiovascular Interventions Aug 2019Patients with obstructive coronary lesions with a high calcium content (LHCC) have an exaggerated clinical risk, because the presence of calcification is associated with... (Review)
Review
Patients with obstructive coronary lesions with a high calcium content (LHCC) have an exaggerated clinical risk, because the presence of calcification is associated with more extensive coronary atheroma and higher burden of comorbidities. Treatment of LHCC using percutaneous techniques is complex because of an increased risk of incomplete lesion preparation with suboptimal stent deployment and higher rates of acute and chronic stent failure. Rotational atherectomy has been the predominant technology for treatment of high-grade LHCC, but novel devices/technologies have entered clinical practice. It seems likely that combining enhanced intravascular imaging, which allows definition of the patterns of calcification with these new technologies, will herald a change in procedural algorithms for treatment of LHCC. This review provides an overview about LHCC with special focus on existing and emergent technologies. We also provide a proposed procedural algorithm to facilitate optimal use of technology according to specific features of LHCC and coronary anatomy.
Topics: Algorithms; Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; Angioplasty, Laser; Atherectomy, Coronary; Clinical Decision-Making; Coronary Artery Disease; Decision Support Techniques; Humans; Lasers, Excimer; Lithotripsy; Patient Selection; Risk Factors; Treatment Outcome; Vascular Calcification
PubMed: 31395217
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Cardiovascular Intervention and... Jan 2021Rotational atherectomy (RA) has been widely used for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) to severely calcified lesions. As compared to other countries, RA in Japan... (Review)
Review
Rotational atherectomy (RA) has been widely used for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) to severely calcified lesions. As compared to other countries, RA in Japan has uniquely developed with the aid of greater usage of intravascular imaging devices such as intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) or optical coherence tomography (OCT). IVUS has been used to understand the guidewire bias and to decide appropriate burr sizes during RA, whereas OCT can also provide the thickness of calcification. Owing to such abundant experiences, Japanese RA operators modified RA techniques and reported unique evidences regarding RA. The Task Force on Rotational Atherectomy of the J apanese Association of Cardiovascular Intervention and Therapeutics (CVIT) has now proposed the expert consensus document to summarize the contemporary techniques and evidences regarding RA.
Topics: Atherectomy, Coronary; Cardiology; Consensus; Coronary Artery Disease; Humans; Japan; Societies, Medical; Tomography, Optical Coherence; Treatment Outcome; Ultrasonography; Vascular Calcification
PubMed: 33079355
DOI: 10.1007/s12928-020-00715-w -
JACC. Cardiovascular Interventions Sep 2022The comparative efficacy of percutaneous techniques for the preparation of calcified lesions before stenting remains poorly studied. (Randomized Controlled Trial)
Randomized Controlled Trial
BACKGROUND
The comparative efficacy of percutaneous techniques for the preparation of calcified lesions before stenting remains poorly studied.
OBJECTIVES
This study sought to compare the performance of up-front rotational atherectomy (RA) or balloon-based techniques before drug-eluting stent implantation in severely calcified coronary lesions as assessed by angiography and optical coherence tomography (OCT).
METHODS
Patient-level data from the PREPARE-CALC (Comparison of Strategies to Prepare Severely Calcified Coronary Lesions) and ISAR-CALC (Comparison of Strategies to Prepare Severely Calcified Coronary Lesions) randomized trials were pooled. The primary endpoint was stent expansion as assessed by OCT imaging. The secondary endpoints included stent eccentricity, stent asymmetry, angiographic acute lumen gain, strategy success and in-hospital occurrence of cardiac death, target vessel myocardial infarction, and repeat revascularization.
RESULTS
Among 274 patients originally randomized, 200 participants with available OCT data after lesion preparation with RA (n = 63), a modified balloon (MB, n = 103), or a super high-pressure balloon (n = 34) before stenting were analyzed. The use of RA versus MB or a super high-pressure balloon led to comparable stent expansion (73.2% ± 11.6% vs 70.8% ± 13.6% vs 71.8% ± 12.2%, P = 0.49) and stent asymmetry (P = 0.83). Compared with RA or MB, a super high-pressure balloon was associated with less stent eccentricity (P = 0.03) with a numerically higher acute lumen gain, albeit not significantly different (P = 0.08). Strategy success was more frequent with RA versus MB (P = 0.002) and numerically more frequent with RA versus a super high-pressure balloon (P = 0.06). Clinical outcomes did not differ between groups.
CONCLUSIONS
In patients with severely calcified lesions undergoing drug-eluting stent implantation, lesion preparation with RA, MB, or a super high-pressure balloon was associated with comparable stent expansion. A super high-pressure balloon is associated with less stent eccentricity, whereas strategy success is more frequent with RA.
Topics: Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; Atherectomy, Coronary; Coronary Angiography; Coronary Artery Disease; Drug-Eluting Stents; Humans; Treatment Outcome; Vascular Calcification
PubMed: 36137691
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2022.07.034 -
European Heart Journal Supplements :... May 2023The treatment of calcific coronary lesions is still a major interventional issue in haemodynamics laboratories. The prevalence of the disease is even increasing,...
The treatment of calcific coronary lesions is still a major interventional issue in haemodynamics laboratories. The prevalence of the disease is even increasing, considering the general ageing of the population undergoing coronarography, as well as the often associated comorbidities. In recent years, new devices have been developed that allow both better identification and also better treatment of these lesions. The aim of this review is to summarize both imaging modalities and dedicated techniques and materials, thus providing a kind of compendium for the treatment approach.
PubMed: 37125323
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Journal of Clinical Medicine Nov 2023In order to improve the percutaneous treatment of coronary artery calcifications (CAC) before stent implantation, methods such as rotational atherectomy (RA), orbital... (Review)
Review
In order to improve the percutaneous treatment of coronary artery calcifications (CAC) before stent implantation, methods such as rotational atherectomy (RA), orbital atherectomy (OA), and coronary intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) were invented. These techniques use different mechanisms of action and therefore have various short- and long-term outcomes. IVL employs sonic waves to modify CAC, whereas RA and OA use a rapidly rotating burr or crown. These methods have specific advantages and limitations, regarding their cost-efficiency, the movement of the device, their usefulness given the individual anatomy of both the lesion and the vessel, and the risk of specified complications. This study reviews the key findings of peer-reviewed articles available on Google Scholar with the keywords RA, OA, and IVL. Based on the collected data, successful stent delivery was assessed as 97.7% for OA, 92.4% for IVL, and 92.5% for RA, and 30-day prevalence of MACE (Major Adverse Cardiac Events) in OA-10.4%, IVL-7.2%, and RA-5%. There were no significant differences in the 1-year MACE. Compared to RA, OA and IVL are cost-effective approaches, but this is substantially dependent on the reimbursement system of the particular country. There is no standard method of CAC modification; therefore, a tailor-made approach is required.
PubMed: 38068298
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Journal of Personalized Medicine Oct 2022Coronary artery calcification is increasingly prevalent in our patient population. It significantly limits the procedural success of percutaneous coronary intervention... (Review)
Review
Coronary artery calcification is increasingly prevalent in our patient population. It significantly limits the procedural success of percutaneous coronary intervention and is associated with a higher risk of adverse cardiovascular events both in the short-term and long-term. There are several modalities for modifying calcified plaque, such as balloon angioplasty (including specialty balloons), coronary atheroablative therapy (rotational, orbital, and laser atherectomy), and intravascular lithotripsy. We discuss each modality's relative advantages and disadvantages and the data supporting their use. This review also highlights the importance of intravascular imaging to characterize coronary calcification and presents an algorithm to tailor the calcium modification therapy based on specific coronary lesion characteristics.
PubMed: 36294777
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Journal of the American Heart... Nov 2022Background Atherectomy has become the fastest growing catheter-based peripheral vascular intervention performed in the United States, and overuse has been linked to...
Background Atherectomy has become the fastest growing catheter-based peripheral vascular intervention performed in the United States, and overuse has been linked to increased reimbursement, but the patterns of use have not been well characterized. Methods and Results We used Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Preferred Provider Organization and Medicare fee-for-service professional claims data from the Michigan Value Collaborative for patients undergoing office-based laboratory atherectomy in 2019 to calculate provider-specific rates of atherectomy use, reimbursement, number of vessels treated, and number of atherectomies per patient. We also calculated the rate that each provider converted a new patient visit to an endovascular procedure within 90 days. Correlations between parameters were assessed with simple linear regression. Providers completing ≥20 office-based laboratory atherectomies and ≥20 new patient evaluations during the study period were included. A total of 59 providers performing 4060 office-based laboratory atherectomies were included. Median professional reimbursement per procedure was $4671.56 (interquartile range [IQR], $2403.09-$7723.19) from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and $14 854.49 (IQR, $9414.80-$18 816.33) from Medicare, whereas total professional reimbursement from both payers ranged from $2452 to $6 880 402 per year. Median 90-day conversion rate was 5.0% (IQR, 2.5%-10.0%), whereas the median provider-level average number of vessels treated per patient was 1.20 (IQR, 1.13-1.31) and the median provider-level average number of treatments per patient was 1.38 (IQR, 1.26-1.63). Total annual reimbursement for each provider was directly correlated with new patient-procedure conversion rate (=0.47; <0.001), mean number of vessels treated per patient (=0.31; <0.001), and mean number of treatments per patient (=0.33; <0.001). Conclusions A minority of providers perform most procedures and are reimbursed substantially more per procedure compared with most providers. Procedural conversion rate, number of vessels, and number of treatments per patient represent potential policy levers to curb overuse.
Topics: Humans; Aged; United States; Medicare; Atherectomy; Fee-for-Service Plans; Endovascular Procedures; Michigan
PubMed: 36300666
DOI: 10.1161/JAHA.121.023356