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Aterectomía rotacional

Incidence of ‘Slow Flow’ After Rotational Atherectomy of Calcified Arteries

Incidence of ‘Slow Flow’ After Rotational Atherectomy of Calcified Arteries

Courtesy of Dr. José Álvarez ‘Slow flow’ may complicate a rotational atherectomy procedure, especially when done on severely and extensively calcified lesions and small caliber vessels. Although its incidence is between 3% and 27%, its cause remains unclear, and it is thought that platelet antiaggregation induced by burr rotation speed may be behind it.  

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