Usefulness of the SafeCut Dual Wire PTCA catheter for the treatment of calcified lesions.
Calcified lesions are a cause of stent underexpansion, which significantly increases the subsequent risks of restenosis and stent thrombosis, even when drug-eluting stents are used. In this report, we describe how a novel balloon catheter, the SafeCut Dual Wire percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty catheter, enabled adequate dilatation in a calcified lesion that was unresponsive to conventional balloon catheters.
Mori
Shumpei
S
Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, National Cardiovascular Center, Fujishirodai, Suita, Osaka, Japan.
Otsuka
Yoritaka
Y
Kawamura
Atsushi
A
D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000295:instrumentation*; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D002404:Catheterization; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional