Case Report: Overcoming calcified nodules by repeated aggressive debulking and stent-free percunatenous coronary intervention using a drug-coated balloon
This case highlights the potential of repeated stent-free PCI with debulking of calcified tissue followed by DCB angioplasty as a viable treatment option for CNs.
Authors
- Atsushi Funatsu
- Kenshi Ono
- Masahiro Mizobuchi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2406-7974)
- Ryotaro Tani
- Norihito Nakamura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5288-9222)
- Gaku Nakazawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6721-1342)
- Satoshi Akabame
- Sho Torii (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5934-0427)
- Tomoko Kobayashi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0081-9927)
- Shigeru Nakamura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7826-3439)
- Hideki Maeda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4978-6767)
Institutions
- Tokai University (JP)
- Kyoto Katsura Hospital (JP)
- Kindai University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
- Published
- 2025-11-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fcvm.2025.1674711
- Primary Topic
- Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00