Intravascular Lithoplasty Device Failure in Highly Calcified Coronary Vessel – A Case Report
Published: 2021-03-02
Page: 8-13
Issue: 2021 - Volume 4 [Issue 1]
Navjyot Kaur
Department of Cardiology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh, 160012, India.
Saurabh Mehrotra
*
Department of Cardiology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh, 160012, India.
C. R. Pruthvi
Department of Cardiology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh, 160012, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) is a relatively new technique for percutaneous management of calcified coronary lesions (CCLs). Though the data on safety and efficacy of IVL is still emerging, preliminary research has shown that the balloon-based monorail system has a shallow learning curve, lower acute complications and can modify both superficial & deep calcium. We hereby report a case, highlighting the challenges faced while treating CCLs with IVL in a highly tortuous vessel and discuss the potential complication of lithoplasty balloon rupture.
Keywords: Calcified coronary lesions, dissection, IVL balloon rupture, IVL device failure, intravascular lithoplasty.