Cracking calcium: intravascular lithotripsy’s unique mode of action in treating calcified lesions – What's the evidence?

Sponsored by Shockwave Medical

Anchorperson: C. Di Mario
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Summary

Watch this GulfPCR-GIM 2022 session to understand the unique mechanism of action of IVL, the use of intravascular imaging in calcium identification, the gender gap, disrupted CAD trials, and the evolution of treatment of calcified lesions together with the role of IVL.

Learning Objectives

  • To be familiar with intravascular lithotripsy and its unique mechanism of action and the use of intravascular imaging in identifying calcium
  • To understand the gender gap: disrupt CAD trials
  • To understand the evolution of treating calcified lesions and the role of intravascular lithotripsy