Intravascular lithotripsy promising in real-world cohort at 2 years

Real-world data suggest intravascular lithotripsy appears to be safe with low complications rates during nearly 2 years of follow-up when used for complex calcified coronary lesions, researchers reported.
“Intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) is a new technology that delivers pulsatile sonic pressure waves converted to mechanical energy to modify vascular calcium,” Sandeep Basavarajaiah, MD, MRCP, FESC, a consultant cardiologist with Heartlands Hospital, University Hospitals, Birmingham, U.K., and colleagues wrote in the study background. “It leverages similar principles to

Real-world data suggest intravascular lithotripsy appears to be safe with low complications rates during nearly 2 years of follow-up when used for complex calcified coronary lesions, researchers reported.
“Intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) is a new technology that delivers pulsatile sonic pressure waves converted to mechanical energy to modify vascular calcium,” Sandeep Basavarajaiah, MD, MRCP, FESC, a consultant cardiologist with Heartlands Hospital, University Hospitals, Birmingham, U.K., and colleagues wrote in the study background. “It leverages similar principles to