Project description:BackgroundPercutaneous coronary intervention of severely calcified lesions carries a high risk of adverse events despite the use of contemporary devices. The Classic Crown Orbital Atherectomy System (OAS) was safe and effective for severely calcified lesion preparation in the ORBIT II study (Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of OAS in Treating Severely Calcified Coronary Lesions) but was not optimized for tight lesions. COAST (Coronary Orbital Atherectomy System Study) evaluated the safety and efficacy of calcified lesion preparation before stent implantation with the Diamondback 360 Micro Crown Coronary OAS, designed for use in tighter lesions.MethodsCOAST was a prospective, multicenter, single-arm study that enrolled 100 patients with severely calcified de novo coronary lesions at 17 sites in the United States and Japan. The primary effectiveness end point was procedural success, defined as stent delivery with residual stenosis <50% without in-hospital major adverse cardiac events (MACE), and the primary safety end point was freedom from MACE (composite of cardiac death, myocardial infarction, or target vessel revascularization) at 30 days.ResultsThe OAS Micro Crown was inserted in all patients. A stent was delivered with a residual stenosis <50% in all except one patient (99.0%). Procedural success was achieved in 85 (85.0%) subjects versus 391 (88.9%) in ORBIT II (P=0.30), and freedom from MACE at 30 days was achieved in 85.0% versus 89.6% in ORBIT II (P=0.21). Freedom from MACE was 77.8% at 1 year.ConclusionsPrestent preparation of severely calcified lesions using the novel Micro Crown OAS resulted in similar rates of procedural success and freedom from MACE compared with the Classic Crown OAS. Registration: URL: https://www.clinicaltrials.gov. Unique identifier: NCT02132611.
Project description:ObjectiveThe Tissue Removal Assessment with Ultrasound of the SFA and Popliteal (TRUTH) study assessed the performance of the orbital atherectomy system (OAS) to treat femoropopliteal arteries, including determining its effect on plaque removal.MethodsPatients with symptomatic femoropopliteal peripheral arterial disease were treated with the OAS followed by adjunctive balloon angioplasty (BA). Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) images were collected pre- and post-OAS and post-OAS BA. Patients were followed through 12 months post-procedure.ResultsTwenty-nine lesions were treated with OAS-BA in 25 patients. The mean maximum balloon inflation pressure was 5.2 ± 1.2 atm. Virtual histology IVUS (VH-IVUS) analysis revealed at the maximum calcium ablation site that calcium reduction was responsible for 86% of the lumen area increase. The minimum lumen area increased from 4.0 mm(2) to 9.1 mm(2) (<.0001), and the percentage of area stenosis decreased from 76.9% to 43.0% (<.0001) after OAS-BA. At 12 months, the target lesion revascularization rate was 8.2%, and ankle-brachial index and Rutherford classification improved significantly from baseline through follow-up.ConclusionThe VH-IVUS analysis reveals that OAS modifies the calcified component of the plaque burden. It is hypothesized that calcium modification by OAS changes the lesion compliance, allowing for low pressure adjunctive BA. The clinical outcomes were favorable through 12-month follow-up.
Project description:ObjectivesTo evaluate the feasibility and safety of coronary orbital atherectomy (OA) for the treatment of calcified ostial lesions.BackgroundPercutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is increasingly being completed in complex patients and lesions. OA is effective for severely calcified coronary lesions; however, there is a dearth of evidence on the use of OA in ostial lesions, especially with long-term outcome data.MethodsData were obtained from a retrospective analysis of patients who underwent OA of heavily calcified ostial lesions followed by stent implantation from December 2010 to June 2019 at two high-volume PCI centers. Kaplan-Meier analysis was utilized to assess the primary endpoints of 30-day, 1-year, and 2-year freedom-from (FF) major adverse cardiac events (MACE: death, myocardial infarction, or target vessel revascularization), stroke, and stent thrombosis (ST).ResultsA total of 56 patients underwent OA to treat heavily calcified ostial coronary lesions. The mean age was 72 years with a high prevalence of diabetes (55%) and heart failure (36%), requiring hemodynamic support (14%). There was high FF angiographic complications (93%), and at 30-day, 1-year, and 2-year, a high FF-MACE (96%, 91%, and 88%), stroke (98%, 96%, and 96%), and ST (100%), respectively.ConclusionsThis study represents the largest real-world experience of coronary OA use in heavily calcified ostial lesions with long-term outcomes over 2 years. The main finding in this retrospective analysis is that, despite the complex patients and lesions included in this analysis, OA appears to be a feasible and safe treatment option for calcified coronary ostial lesions.
Project description:Compared to rotational atherectomy (RA), orbital atherectomy (OA) has been shown to decrease procedure failure and reintervention rates in the treatment of severely calcified coronary artery lesions. Our objective was to explore the cost-effectiveness of OA compared to RA in the Japanese healthcare system. A decision-analytic model calculated reintervention rates and consequent total 1-year costs. Effectiveness inputs were therapy-specific target lesion revascularization (TLR) rates and all-cause mortality, pooled from clinical studies. Index and reintervention costs were determined based on claims data analysis of n = 33,628 subjects treated in 2014-2016. We computed incremental cost-effectiveness in Japanese Yen (JPY) per life year (LY) gained based on differences in 1-year cost and projected long-term survival, assuming OA device cost between JPY 350,000 and JPY 550,000. OA was found to be associated with improved clinical outcomes (12-month TLR rate 5.0 vs. 15.7%) and projected survival gain (8.34 vs. 8.16 LYs (+0.17), based on 1-year mortality of 5.5 vs. 6.8%). Total 1-year costs were lower for device cost of JPY 430,000 or less, and reached a maximum ICER of JPY 753,445 per LY at the highest assumed device cost, making OA dominant or cost-effective across the tested range, at ICERs substantially below the willingness-to-pay threshold. In conclusion, orbital atherectomy for the treatment of severely calcified coronary artery lesions, compared to rotational atherectomy, is a cost-effective treatment approach in the Japanese healthcare system due to improved clinical performance.
Project description:BackgroundOrbital atherectomy (OA) is a known alternative to other atherectomy devices. However, some complex patient demographics (eg, left ventricular ejection fraction <25%) were excluded from the first-in-human trial (ORBIT I) and the pivotal FDA device approval trial (ORBIT II) which evaluated the safety and efficacy of OA in severely calcified de novo coronary lesions. This single-operator cohort study aimed to examine the impact of OA on a real-world complex Veterans Affairs patient subset.MethodsRetrospective analysis was completed on 40 consecutive patients with severely calcified coronary lesions who underwent OA prior to drug-eluting stent placement at the Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center from January 2015 to June 2017.ResultsOrbital atherectomy plus drug-eluting stent placement was successful in all 40 cases. Chocolate focal force balloon angioplasty was the most commonly used post-atherectomy balloon (N = 34, 85%). Few complications were observed, including one case (2.5%) of perforation and one case (2.5%) of no-reflow. Neither acute stent thrombosis nor emergent coronary artery bypass grafting was observed. The intravascular ultrasound (IVUS)-determined median [IQR] pre-procedure minimum lumen area and post-procedure minimum stent area (MSA) were 2.8 [2.2, 3.0] mm2 and 8.7 [7.7, 10.0] mm2, respectively (P < 0.0001, Mann-Whitney test). Major adverse cardiovascular events, including all-cause mortality, at 30 days and at a median [IQR] follow-up of 197.5 [35.5, 461.3] days, was 5% and 10%, respectively. During that period, one target vessel revascularization (2.5%) was observed.ConclusionsThis study indicates that OA is a useful tool in performing high-risk percutaneous coronary intervention effectively in VA patients with severely calcified coronary lesions. OA plaque modification in combination with a high utilization rate of IVUS and Chocolate focal force angioplasty facilitates stent delivery and optimal stent expansion, resulting in a large MSA.
Project description:Stenting for severely calcified lesions has a higher risk of stent restenosis or stent failure than stenting for lesions without calcification, and stenting for complex lesions including ostial or bifurcation lesions sometimes causes plaque shift which leads to side branch occlusion. A calcified nodule (CN) is considered one of the culprits for stable angina or acute coronary syndrome. However, the optimal strategy for this lesion is not well clarified. We report a patient who presented stable angina with a CN at the ostial left circumflex artery. In this case, pretreatment with excimer laser coronary atherectomy (ELCA) and scoring balloon dilatation followed by drug-coated balloon (DCB) dilatation successfully prevented plaque shift caused by stenting in the acute phase. In addition, it also maintained the patency in the late phase. Furthermore, we observed the CN lesions at preprocedural, postprocedural, and late phase by optical coherence tomography. ELCA, which has a unique debulking technique, and scoring balloon dilatation followed by DCB dilatation might offer an alternative treatment for ostial CN lesions instead of stenting. 〈Learning objective: The optimal strategy for severely calcified lesions with calcified nodule is controversial because the prevalence of calcified nodule is rare and stent failure is more common in calcified lesions. In particular, regarding a calcified nodule located in ostial left circumflex coronary artery lesion, excimer laser coronary atherectomy and scoring balloon dilatation followed by drug-coated balloon may give an alternative treatment to avoid stenting.〉.
Project description:IntroductionOur objective was to describe the contemporary outcomes of orbital atherectomy (OA) vs. rotational atherectomy (RA) use for inpatient percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in the United States. Data on the use of OA vs. RA in contemporary inpatient PCI are limited.MethodsWe queried the Nationwide Readmission Database (NRD) from January to November for the years 2016-2017 to identify hospitalizations of patients who underwent PCI with atherectomy. We conducted a multivariate regression analysis to identify variables associated with in-hospital mortality.ResultsWe included 77,040 records of patients who underwent inpatient PCI with atherectomy. Of those, 71,610 (93%) had RA, and 5430 (7%) had OA. There was no significant change in the trend of using OA or RA over 2016 and 2017. OA was less utilized in patients presenting with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) (4.3% vs. 46.8%, p < 0.001). In our cohort, OA was associated with lower in-hospital mortality (3.1% vs. 5%, p < 0.001) and 30-day urgent readmission (< 0.01% vs. 0.2%, p = 0.009), but a higher risk of coronary perforation (1.7% vs. 0.6%, p < 0.001) and cardiac tamponade (1% vs. 0.3%, p < 0.001) and a higher cost of index hospitalization ($28,199 vs. $23,188, p < 0.001) compared with RA.ConclusionRA remains the predominant atherectomy modality for inpatient PCI in the United States (93%). There was no change in the trend of use for either modality over the years 2016 and 2017. OA was noted to have a lower incidence of in-hospital death, but a higher risk of coronary perforation and a higher cost of index hospitalization for the overall unmatched cohorts.
Project description:Despite significant improvements in stent design, severe coronary calcification continues to impede adequate stent expansion and is associated with worse clinical outcomes. Angiography is limited in its ability to detect and comprehensively characterise calcified plaque. Intravascular imaging provides information on lesion morphology guiding appropriate treatment strategies. Orbital atherectomy allows for lesion preparation of severely calcified plaque prior to stent implantation. Utilising a unique mechanism of action incorporating centrifugal forces, a standard 1.25 mm eccentrically mounted and diamond-coated burr orbits bi-directionally to ablate calcified plaque. Lesion preparation with orbital atherectomy allows for modification of calcified plaque to facilitate stent expansion.
Project description:We report a rare case of crown fracture and detachment from a coronary orbital atherectomy system. During orbital atherectomy in an angulated and calcified coronary vessel, the crown was completely detached and left distal to the stenosis. It was successfully retrieved using a gooseneck snare and a guide-extension catheter. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.).
Project description:ObjectivesTo assess coronary orbital atherectomy (OA) use in Hispanic or Latino (HL) patients compared to non-HL patients.BackgroundHL patients are at greater risk of cardiovascular disease mortality compared with Whites with similar coronary artery calcium (CAC) scores. The safety and efficacy of coronary atherectomy in the HL patient population is unknown due to the under-representation of minorities in clinical trial research.MethodsA retrospective analysis of consecutive patients undergoing coronary OA treatment of severely calcified lesions at the Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, Florida (MSMCMB) was completed. From January 2014 to September 2020, a total of 609 patients from MSMCMB who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention with OA were identified in the electronic health records.ResultsOf those identified, 350 (57.5%) had an ethnicity classification of HL. The overall mean age was 74 years and there was a high prevalence of diabetes in the HL group compared to the non-HL group (49.7% vs. 34.7%; p = 0.0003). Severe angiographic complications were uncommon and in-hospital freedom from major adverse cardiac events (MACE), a composite of cardiac death, MI, and stroke (ischemic or hemorrhagic cerebrovascular accidents), was 98.5% overall, with no significant difference between the HL and non-HL groups, despite the higher prevalence of diabetes in the HL group.ConclusionsThis study represents the largest real-world experience of OA use in HL versus non-HL patients. The main finding in this retrospective analysis is that OA can be performed safely and effectively in a high-risk population of HL patients.