title: Expanded applications of rotational atherectomy in contemporary coronary and peripheral interventional practice.
abstract: Percutaneous rotational atherectomy is mainly utilized in contemporary interventional practice to alter lesion compliance, facilitating stent delivery and antirestenotic drug delivery at the site of the underlying lesion. This enables a percutaneous revascularization strategy in a group of patients who would otherwise require a surgical revascularization. We identify and present three novel uses for this device in percutaneous coronary and peripheral interventional procedures, which further expands the applications of rotational atherectomy.
authors.affiliation: Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, Division of Cardiology, University of California, San Diego, UCSD Medical Center, 200 West Arbor Drive, San Diego, CA 92103-8784, USA. emahmud@ucsd.edu
authors.forename: Ehtisham
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mahmud
authors.forename: Shahin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Keramati
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Salami
authors.forename: Vachaspathi
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Palakodeti
authors.forename: Sotirios
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tsimikas
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D017225:Atherectomy, Coronary / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D023903:Coronary Restenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D015607:Stents; D016896:Treatment Outcome