Treatment of calcified lesions

Session comprising selected EuroPCR 2023 Clinical Case submissions

Summary

Discover innovative approaches in the treatment of calcified lesions in this session: witness the success of protected CHIP PCI in a patient with chronic kidney disease, explore the challenges posed by acute calcific stent recoil and the utilization of intravascular lithotripsy as an effective solution, uncover the intricacies of PCI for severely calcified saphenous vein grafts, delve into the application of intravascular lithotripsy for acute calcific stent recoil, and more!

Presentations available when logged in:

  • Resistant calcific nodule: when rota burr fails to cross and intravascular lithotripsy ruptures
  • What? Still, we must crush the stone
  • Protected CHIP PCI in a chronic kidney disease patient
  • Between a rock and a hard place
  • Between two rocks and a hard place
  • It's a long way to the top... if you want to crush the rock
  • PCI for severely calcified saphenous vein graft
  • Intravascular lithotripsy for acute calcific stent recoil