PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Rizzo, Toni
ED  - Chambers, Jeffrey
TI  - Successful Stent Implantation and Lower MACE Rates with OAS
DP  - 2014 Nov 01
TA  - MD Conference Express
PG  - 16--17
VI  - 14
IP  - 13
4099  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/14/13/16.short
4100  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/14/13/16.full
AB  - Calcified coronary lesions are difficult to treat for several reasons. Researchers of the Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of OAS in Treating Severely Calcified Coronary Lesions trial [ORBIT II; NCT01092416] examined the safety and efficacy of the coronary Orbital Atherectomy System (OAS) to prepare de novo, severely calcified coronary lesions for enabling stent placement.