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SUBMITTER: Honton B
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8826142 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Interventional cardiology (London, England) 20220128
Intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) is a novel approach to lesion preparation of severely calcified plaques in coronary and peripheral vessels. Lithotripsy is delivered by vaporising fluid to create an expanding bubble that generates sonic pressure waves that interact with arterial calcification. Available data indicate that IVL leads to increased vessel compliance before stent implantation with high efficacy and an excellent safety profile. Since it gained the CE mark in 2017, and with improved ope ...[more]