Relationship Between Thickness of Calcium on Optical Coherence Tomography and Crack Formation After Balloon Dilatation in Calcified Plaque Requiring Rotational Atherectomy - Concepedia

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Relationship Between Thickness of Calcium on Optical Coherence Tomography and Crack Formation After Balloon Dilatation in Calcified Plaque Requiring Rotational Atherectomy

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2016

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Nobuhiko Maejima, Kiyoshi Hibi, Kenichiro Saka, Eiichi Akiyama, Masaaki Konishi, Mitsuaki Endo, Noriaki Iwahashi, Kengo Tsukahara, Masami Kosuge, Toshiaki Ebina,

Circulation Journal

Abstract

Larger calcium arc and thinner calcium thickness were associated with formation of calcium crack. Presence of calcium crack was the important determinant of optimal stent expansion. (Circ J 2016; 80: 1413-1419).

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