Acute- and Long-term Outcomes of Rotational Atherectomy followed by Cutting Balloon versus Plain Balloon before Drug-Eluting Stent Implantation for Calcified Coronary Lesions

Background: Coronary calcification is a major determinant of stent underexpansion and subsequent adverse events. This study aimed to evaluate the acute- and long-term outcomes of rotational atherectomy (RA) followed by cutting balloon (CB) versus plain balloon before drug-eluting stent implantation...

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Main Authors: Hui Ai, Xiao Wang, Min Suo, Jing-Chen Liu, Cheng-Gang Wang, Lei Zhen, Shao-Ping Nie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2018-01-01
Series:Chinese Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://www.cmj.org/article.asp?issn=0366-6999;year=2018;volume=131;issue=17;spage=2025;epage=2031;aulast=Ai