Breaking the calcium ceiling in bifurcation stenoses with contemporary PCI

Sponsored by Boston Scientific

Anchorperson: E. Barbato
Spokesperson: M. Alasnag
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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