Research Article
Vascular Response after Directional Coronary Atherectomy for Left Main Bifurcation Lesion
| Directional coronary atherectomy | 32 lesions (31 patients) |
| Size of the catheter | | ATHEROCUT type M (%) | 3 (9) | ATHEROCUT type L (%) | 29 (91) | Total number of cuts (times) | 28 ± 17 | Maximum balloon pressure (atm) | 3.5 ± 1.3 |
| Drug-coated balloon | Diameter (mm) | 3.3 ± 0.4 | Length (mm) | 17.5 ± 3.4 | Balloon pressure (atm) | 8.3 ± 2.9 | Procedure time (min) | 126 ± 41 | Amount of contrast media (mL) | 196 ± 72 |
| Complication during the procedure | Vessel perforation (%) | 0 (0) | Slow flow phenomenon (%) | 0 (0) | Stuck of the DCA catheter (%) | 0 (0) |
| Procedure-related major events during the hospitalization | Death (%) | 0 (0) | Emergent TLR or CABG (%) | 0 (0) | Myocardial infarction (Q or non-Q) (%) | 0 (0) | Access site complications (%) | 0 (0) |
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