Use of Lithotripsy in a Calcified Saphenous Vein Graft

Percutaneous coronary interventions in saphenous vein grafts can pose a variety of challenges, such as severely calcified lesions. If these lesions are nondilatable, lithotripsy can arguably be a proper tool for lesion preparation. We present a case in which a nondilatable, calcified saphenous vein...

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Published inJACC. Case reports Vol. 2; no. 12; pp. 1891 - 1894
Main Authors van Gameren, Menno, Vos, Jeroen, IJsselmuiden, Alexander J.J., Van den Branden, Ben J.L., Meuwissen, Martijn, den Heijer, Peter, Schölzel, Bastiaan E.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier Inc 01.10.2020
Elsevier
Subjects
coronary artery bypass
Mini-Focus Issue: Interventional Cardiology
percutaneous coronary intervention
stenosis
stents
percutaneous coronary intervention
LIMA
DES
NC
SVG
stents
PCI
coronary artery bypass
stenosis
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Summary:Percutaneous coronary interventions in saphenous vein grafts can pose a variety of challenges, such as severely calcified lesions. If these lesions are nondilatable, lithotripsy can arguably be a proper tool for lesion preparation. We present a case in which a nondilatable, calcified saphenous vein graft was successfully treated using Shockwave lithotripsy. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.) [Display omitted]
ISSN:2666-0849
2666-0849
DOI:10.1016/j.jaccas.2020.07.029