In this short video Dr. Antonio Colombo will present the Cutting balloon to Optimize Predilatation for Stenting study.

The COPS study aims to test the hypothesis that the cutting balloon could offer a better performance over the non-compliant balloon in lesion preparation by comparing the use of high pressure cutting balloon Wolverine against non-compliant balloons in patients with calcified lesions.

Learn more about the role of cutting balloon therapy in treating coronary arterial calcium. In this short case-based video Prof. James Spratt, explains:

• The benefits of cutting balloon and its micro-dissections
• The effectiveness of cutting balloon in superficial CAC
• The cutting balloon outcome when compared to conventional balloons
• The importance of IVUS throughout the procedure.  

Learn more on the role of cutting balloon therapy in treating coronary calcified lesions. In this short case based video Prof. James Spratt explains:

• The mechanism of action of Cutting Balloons and the improved deliverability of the Wolverine Cutting Balloon
• The use of cutting  balloon as an effective intermediate step in the treatment of coronary calcium
• The successful treatment of eccentric and concentric coronary calcium in an IVUS guided case

Dr. Pablo Salina presents the case of a CHIP patient with a calcified distal left main, treated with Wolverine and Megatron under IVUS guidance. You will learn about the:

• Use of Wolverine in ostial, focal deep calcium
• Interpretation of IVUS imaging to choose, when feasible simple techniques for complex patients (Provisional LM-LAD stenting)
• IVUS guided stent optimization of Megatron in LM for the best long-term outcomes

Dr. Antonio Mangieri presents an IVUS guided case of a severely calcified lesion treated with high pressure cutting balloon. You will learn about :

• Value of IVUS guidance in calcified lesions in practice
• Use of high-pressure cutting balloon to treat calcified lesions
• Optimizing PCI outcomes using hybrid strategy for LM bifurcation

Dr. Antonio Mangieri presents an IVUS guided case of a fibro-calcified lesion treated with high pressure cutting balloon. You will learn about :

• Value of IVUS guidance in calcified lesions in practice
• Use of high-pressure cutting balloon to treat fibrotic and calcific lesions
• Approach of hybrid revascularization in using drug eluting balloons and drug eluting stents
• Importance of preparing fibrotic and calcified plaques to obtain lumen gain

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