Complications in the treatment of calcified lesions

Session comprising selected EuroPCR 2023 Clinical Case submissions

Facilitators: P. Lemos, D. Kahali, B. Singh

Summary

Explore the complexities encountered in the treatment of calcified lesions.

Witness the retrieval of an orbital atherectomy crown using the twisting wire technique, uncover the challenges posed by device entrapment following the use of intravascular lithotripsy, encounter the issue of a stuck OCT catheter and the strategies employed to overcome it, learn about a bailout left main dissection successfully treated with a drug-eluting stent during intracoronary lithotripsy, delve into the intricacies of managing an uncrossable lesion when rotational atherectomy alone is insufficient, and so much more!

Presentations available when logged in:

  • Calcium isn't always healthy
  • Device entrapment after use of intravascular lithotripsy
  • Stuck OCT catheter
  • Bailout left main dissection treated with DES during intracoronary lithotripsy
  • A rock and a hard place: a rare rotational atherectomy complication
  • A complicated rotablation of a tortuous calcified right coronary artery
  • Do not leave your belongings