Successful predilation of a resistant, heavily calcified lesion with cutting balloon for coronary stenting: A case report

Yasushi Asakura, Yoshiko Furukawa, Shiro Ishikawa, Keiko Asakura, Koichiro Sueyoshi, Munehisa Sakamoto, Shunsuke Takagi, Seiji Takatsuki, Kazuhiro Oyamada, Teruo Okabe, Hideo Mitamura, Satoshi Ogawa, Tomoaki Hinohara

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Abstract

A 65-year-old man with a restenotic lesion of the mid LAD was scheduled for Wiktor stent placement. The IVUS revealed circumferential severe calcification. Two conventional, non-compliant angioplasty balloons inflated to high pressures failed to achieved sufficient dilatation and both ruptured. At this point, we selected high pressure inflation of the Cutting Balloon. The Cutting Balloon achieved adequate dilation for stenting and proved to be useful in predilating a circumferential, heavily calcified lesion.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)420-422
Number of pages3
JournalCatheterization and Cardiovascular Diagnosis
Volume44
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1998 Aug

Keywords

  • Calcification
  • Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS)
  • Underdilatation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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