{"id":8138,"date":"2025-07-27T08:59:58","date_gmt":"2025-07-27T05:59:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/?p=8138"},"modified":"2025-07-27T08:59:58","modified_gmt":"2025-07-27T05:59:58","slug":"complications-after-intravascular-lithotripsy-are-rare-real-world-data-confirm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/complications-after-intravascular-lithotripsy-are-rare-real-world-data-confirm\/","title":{"rendered":"Complications after intravascular lithotripsy are rare, real-world data confirm"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Complications after intravascular lithotripsy are rare, real-world data confirm<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Source: JSCAI<\/div>\n<div>Published on July 23, 2025<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Key Notes:<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>1.<span> <\/span>What is IVL?<\/div>\n<div>Intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) is a technique that uses low-pressure shockwaves to break calcium deposits in coronary arteries. It helps improve stent placement in calcified lesions.<\/div>\n<div><span> 2. Study Purpose:<\/span><\/div>\n<div>Previous trials showed IVL is safe, but excluded high-risk patients. This study examined real-world data from over 500 patients treated between 2019\u20132024 in Europe.<\/div>\n<div><span> 3. Key Findings:<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 Average patient age: 73 years; 75% were men.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 Complication rate: 6% overall.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 Immediate complications: Only 1%.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 Common issues: coronary dissections, hemodynamic instability, and perforations.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> 4. Impact of Complications:<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 Patients with complications had a much higher chance of major cardiovascular events (MACE) within one year (11% rate overall).<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 30 extra procedures were needed to manage complications.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> 5. Risk Factors:<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 Higher balloon-to-artery ratio linked to more complications.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 Using other plaque-modification tools did not increase risk.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> 6. How IVL compares to other techniques:<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 Similar success rate to rotational (RA) and orbital atherectomy (OA).<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 Fewer complications, easier to use, and requires less training.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> 7. Conclusion:<\/span><\/div>\n<div>IVL is a safe and effective option for real-world patients with calcified coronary artery disease, even in complex cases. However, more randomized trials are needed.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jscai.org\/article\/S2772-9303(25)01148-2\/fulltext\">https:\/\/www.jscai.org\/article\/S2772-9303(25)01148-2\/fulltext<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Complications after intravascular lithotripsy are rare, real-world data confirm Source: JSCAI Published on July 23, 2025 Key Notes: 1. What is IVL? Intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) is a technique that uses low-pressure shockwaves to break calcium deposits in coronary arteries. It helps improve stent placement in calcified lesions. 2. Study Purpose: Previous trials showed IVL is [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":145,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8138","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8138","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/145"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8138"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8138\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8139,"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8138\/revisions\/8139"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8138"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8138"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8138"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}