Does the presence of a target lesion calcified nodule (CN) increase cardiac event rates in patients undergoing newer-generation DES implantation for moderate to severe CAC?
The presence of a calcified nodule in the target lesion is a predictor of worse clinical outcomes (higher cardiac event rates) following newer-generation DES implantation in moderately to severely calcified lesions.
Target lesion CN was associated with higher cardiac event rates in patients who underwent newer-generation DES implantation for lesions with moderate to severe CAC.
Iwai et al. (Wed,) studied this question.
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