When a Burr Can Not Penetrate the Calcified Lesion, Increasing Burr Size as Well as Decreasing Burr Size Can Be a Solution in Rotational Atherectomy

Sakakura, K; Taniguchi, Y; Yamamoto, K; Wada, H; Momomura, S; Fujita, H

Sakakura, K (reprint author), Jichi Med Univ, Saitama Med Ctr, Div Cardiovasc Med, Omiya Ku, Saitama, Saitama 3308503, Japan.

INTERNATIONAL HEART JOURNAL, 2017; 58 (2): 279

Abstract

hi rotational atherectomy (RA), several burr sizes are available, such as 1.25 mm, 1.5 mm, 1.75 mm, or >= 2.0 mm. It is important to select an appr......

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