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February 10, 2026The American Journal of Cardiology2 citationsOpen Access

Coronary Artery Compliance Modification after Non-Compliant Balloon Angioplasty and Intravascular Lithotripsy

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FOFederico OliveriMOMartijnJ.H. van OortAPAkshay A S Phagu

Key Points

  • This research aims to assess how different treatments affect coronary artery compliance, particularly focusing on the effectiveness of intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) compared to balloon angioplasty.
  • Sequential non-compliant (NC) balloon angioplasty followed by intravascular lithotripsy (IVL)
  • Evaluation of coronary artery compliance before and after interventions
  • Comparison of compliance gains from each treatment method
  • NC balloon angioplasty and IVL resulted in a significant improvement in coronary compliance
  • IVL yielded a greater compliance gain than NC balloon angioplasty
  • Support for IVL's role in optimizing lesion preparation in calcified coronary arteries

Abstract

sequential NC balloon angioplasty and IVL significantly improved coronary compliance, with IVL yielding a greater compliance gain, supporting its role in optimizing lesion preparation in calcified coronary arteries.

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Oliveri et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/698acaad7c832249c30b9f49https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjcard.2026.01.011
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