Shockwave: Useful But Potentially Dangerous

JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2019 Mar 11;12(5):500-501. doi: 10.1016/j.jcin.2018.12.035. Epub 2019 Feb 13.
No abstract available

Keywords: calcified coronary lesions; complex percutaneous coronary intervention; dissection; shockwave.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / adverse effects*
  • Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / instrumentation
  • Cardiac Catheters
  • Conservative Treatment
  • Coronary Stenosis / diagnostic imaging
  • Coronary Stenosis / therapy*
  • Coronary Vessels / diagnostic imaging
  • Coronary Vessels / injuries*
  • Equipment Failure
  • Female
  • Heart Injuries / diagnostic imaging
  • Heart Injuries / etiology*
  • Heart Injuries / therapy
  • Humans
  • Lithotripsy / adverse effects*
  • Lithotripsy / instrumentation
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Vascular Calcification / diagnostic imaging
  • Vascular Calcification / therapy*
  • Vascular System Injuries / diagnostic imaging
  • Vascular System Injuries / etiology*
  • Vascular System Injuries / therapy