title: [Clinical experience of Rotablator].
abstract: 26 patients (27 lesions) who had severe calcified and diffuse lesions underwent Rotablator treatment, lesion characteristics were type B2, Type C of AHA/ACC classification. There were no patients who had type A1, type B1 lesions. Procedural success rate is 96%, coronary perforation occurred in one patient but not necessary for surgical treatment. Non Q myocardial infarction occurred only in one patient. Follow up Angioplasty were performed 1 and 3 months later after procedures. There were no restenosis after 1 month, but after 3 months, 56% of patients had restenosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Kokura Memorial Hospital.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nobuyoshi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017073:Atherectomy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000601:surgery; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000601:surgery*; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000601:surgery; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male