Abstract:Background
Rotational atherectomy (RA) has improved percutaneous treatment of severe coronary calcified lesions, but the "no-reflow" phenomenon remains a serious complication. Platelet activation by RA may contribute to the no-reflow, we use OCT to test the effect of RA on platelet aggregation.
Methods
We analyzed 20 consecutive patients with severe coronary calcified lesions by OCT imaging performed before and after RA and after stent implantation.
Results
Mean burr size was 1.48 ± 0.14. Mean rotation spee… Show more
Set email alert for when this publication receives citations?
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.