OCT evaluation of directional atherectomy compared to balloon angioplasty

Konstantinos Marmagkiolis; Vasili Lendel; Mehmet Cilingiroglu

doi:10.1016/j.carrev.2015.02.003

OCT evaluation of directional atherectomy compared to balloon angioplasty

Cardiovasc Revasc Med. 2015 Sep;16(6):373-5. doi: 10.1016/j.carrev.2015.02.003. Epub 2015 Feb 26.

Authors

Konstantinos Marmagkiolis¹, Vasili Lendel², Mehmet Cilingiroglu³

Affiliations

¹ Citizens Memorial Hospital Heart and Vascular Institute, Bolivar, MO.
² Arkansas Heart Hospital, Peripheral Vascular Institute, Little Rock, AR.
³ Arkansas Heart Hospital, Peripheral Vascular Institute, Little Rock, AR; Koc University, School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 25753654
DOI: 10.1016/j.carrev.2015.02.003

Abstract

Directional atherectomy (DA) is one of the most commonly used modalities for the treatment of obstructive femoropopliteal peripheral arterial disease (PAD), especially in patients with large and calcified atherosclerotic plaques. The effect of directional atherectomy to the vascular wall compared to balloon angioplasty by optical coherence tomography (OCT) has not been previously described. We present the first case of OCT after directional atherectomy with SilverHawk followed by angiosculpt balloon angioplasty.

Keywords: Directional atherectomy; Optical coherence tomography; Peripheral arterial disease.

Publication types

Case Reports
Comparative Study
Review

MeSH terms

Aged
Angioplasty, Balloon*
Arterial Occlusive Diseases / surgery
Arterial Occlusive Diseases / therapy*
Atherectomy*
Femoral Artery / surgery*
Humans
Male
Tomography, Optical Coherence*
Treatment Outcome