18 May 2023
Breaking the calcium ceiling in bifurcation stenoses with contemporary PCI
Sponsored by Boston Scientific
Anchorperson:
E. Barbato
Spokesperson:
M. Alasnag
Summary
Watch the case of a 73-year-old man, active smoker, with HTN, dyslipidaemia and a history of severe polyvascular disease, who presented with CCS III angina in the last two months, and find out in this session how he was treated LIVE.
Learning Objectives
- To better understand the role of IVUS guidance in modern PCI of calcified coronary stenoses and introduction to the IVUS 1,2,3 essentials workflow
- To learn the proper atherectomy device selection/technique in calcified bifurcation lesions
- To appraise the opportunity offered by DCB in challenging coronary anatomies