Usefulness of the SafeCut Dual Wire PTCA catheter for the treatment of calcified lesions

Mori, S.; Otsuka, Y.; Kawamura, A.

Journal of Invasive Cardiology 19(8): E254-E256

2007


ISSN/ISBN: 1557-2501
PMID: 17712217
Document Number: 614439
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.

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