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Orbital atherectomy fails to eclipse balloon angioplasty in randomised trial in severely calcified lesions

Summary by Cardiovascular News
Ajay Kirtane The routine use of orbital atherectomy prior to percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in severely calcified lesions does not improve outcomes compared to conventional balloon angioplasty, findings of the ECLIPSE clinical trial have shown. The large-scale trial, that enrolled more than 2,000 patients at over 100 sites throughout the USA, showed that the two strategies were similar for a primary clinical endpoint of target vessel f…
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