Calcium is more common than you think

In the United States, over 30% of all patients treated for PCI present with some degree of calcium. This represents a 31% increase over the last two decades alone. Patient complexity is increasing; risk factors such as an aging population, renal failure, hypertension, and an increasing prevalance of Type C lesions indicate that calcific lesions will continue to be present.¹

Calcium can present complications

A range of complications can arise during a procedure, including: dissection during balloon angioplasty or pre-dilatation²​, difficulty with complete dilation³​, inhibition of adequate stent expansion⁴​, prevention of stent delivery to the desired location^5​, stent under expansion or malapposition⁶​, insufficient drug penetration and subsequent restenosis⁷​.

Calcium is a predictor of worse outcomes

Optimal treatment is necessary to improve long-term patient outcomes.

Moderate to severe calcium creates a significantly higher chance of complications like MI, TLR, MACE and death.⁸

Target vessel failure is higher in cases with severe calcification. At two years, TVF was 16.4% for those with severe calcification vs. 9.8% than those without severe calcification.⁹

When we challenge the status quo,
we advance patient outcomes.