
CardiologyIntravascular UltrasoundPercutaneous Coronary Intervention
Targeting the Rock: Why Contralateral Calcification Defines the Success of Rotational Atherectomy in Calcified Nodules
By MedXY|Mar 2, 2026
A multicenter IVUS study demonstrates that rotational atherectomy significantly reduces target lesion revascularization in coronary calcified nodules. Crucially, this benefit is highly dependent on the presence of contralateral calcificatio
