Why the study?
Does the presence of a calcified nodule impact long-term clinical outcomes in patients with heavily calcified lesions requiring rotational atherectomy and second-generation DES implantation?
Does the presence of a calcified nodule impact long-term clinical outcomes in patients with heavily calcified lesions requiring rotational atherectomy and second-generation DES implantation?
The presence of calcified nodules in heavily calcified lesions is common and predicts worse long-term clinical outcomes following rotational atherectomy and DES implantation.
May warrant closer surveillance after rotational atherectomy and DES; leaves open whether nodule-specific strategies improve outcomes.
CN was observed in 48.5% of heavily calcified lesions, resulting in unfavorable long-term clinical outcomes after second-generation DES implantation following RA.
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