Research Article

Characteristics and Pattern of Calcified Nodule and/or Nodular Calcification Detected by Intravascular Ultrasound on the Device-Oriented Composite Endpoint (DoCE) in Patients with Heavily Calcified Lesions Who Underwent Rotational Atherectomy-Assisted Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

Table 4

Wire bias based on IVUS data and DoCE in the patients with eccentric CN/NC.

CaseDescriptionMaximum burr sizeDoCEImage

1Wire bias toward CN1.5N

2Wire bias toward CN1.75N

3Wire bias opposite to CN angiographic short segment at target lesion1.5N

4Wire bias opposite to CN angiographic 90% stenosis lesion at target segment1.5N

5Wire bias opposite to CN1.5Y

6Wire bias opposite to CN1.5Y

7Wire bias opposite to CN1.75Y