Japanese Red Cross Musashino Hospital Researchers Provide New Data on Cardiovascular Medicine (Case Report: Drug-coated balloon after intravascular lithotripsy for the treatment of severely calcified de novo coronary artery lesion).

Researchers at the Japanese Red Cross Musashino Hospital in Tokyo have published a case report on the use of drug-coated balloons after intravascular lithotripsy for treating severely calcified de novo coronary artery lesions. The study suggests that this approach may be a potential revascularization strategy for patients with heavily calcified lesions. The research highlights the importance of intravascular lithotripsy in modifying calcified lesions prior to drug-eluting stent implantation. For more information, the full article can be accessed for free online. [Extracted from the article]