Routine use of an orbital atherectomy device to remove calcium from severely blocked coronary arteries before patients undergo cardiac stenting procedures does not improve outcomes, a Mount Sinai-led study has found.
The Mount Sinai Hospital / Mount Sinai School of Medicine Oct 29 2024
Gregg W. Stone, MD, study chair, Director of Academic Affairs for the Mount Sinai Health System and Professor of Medicine , and Population Health Science and Policy, at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Heavily calcified blockages are more challenging to open with balloon angioplasty, which may lead to stent complications including heart attacks. One option cardiologists use to avoid this in severely calcified lesions is orbital atherectomy-;a device from Abbott Vascular, in Santa Clara, California, approved by the Food and Drug Administration for this purpose that fractures and sands the calcium, allowing balloons and stents to better expand.
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