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    May 19,2009
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    EuroPCR: Barcelona, Spain
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    Jun 04,2009
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    Jun 06,2009
    Third Annual Left Main and Bifurcation Summit: NY, NY
    www.crf.org
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    Jun 11,2009
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    Jun 11,2009
    2009 Vascular Annual Meeting (SVS): Denver, CO
    www.vascularweb.org
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    Jun 18,2009
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    Jun 21,2009
    Multidisciplinary European Endovascular Therapy (MEET): Cannes, France
    www.meetcongress.com
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Vulnerable Plaque

Ask the Clinical Instructor:A Q&A column for those new to the cath lab

Plaque rupture<sup>1,2</sup>
VOLUME: 15 PUBLICATION DATE: Jul 01 2007

During angioplasties, the doctors with whom I work are often asking for different medications to be administered through the coronary catheter. Just when I think I have it figured out, the next doctor uses yet a different medication. What is the reason?

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Orbital Atherectomy: A new treatment for complex peripheral arterial disease

Figure 2. The orbital motion of the crown removes plaque from within a diseased arterial segment; as the crown orbits, the debulking area increases, and with increments in speed, the area increases further.Figure 4d. Adjunctive balloon angioplasty followed by orbital atherectomy.Figure 4e. Final stent-like result.Figure 1a. The Diamondback 360° (Cardiovascular Systems, Inc., St. Paul, MN).Figure 1b. The Diamondback 360° controller.Figure 3a. The solid crown.Figure 3b. The classic crown.Figure 4a. Calcified distal superficial femoral artery occlusion.Figure 4b. Treatment with 1.75 mm Diamondback solid crown.Figure 4c. Treatment with 2.25mm Diamondback solid crown.
VOLUME: 16 PUBLICATION DATE: Apr 01 2008

What is orbital atherectomy and how does it differ from rotational atherectomy?

Orbital atherectomy is a promising new methodology for treating symptomatic peripheral arterial disease within the major and branch arteries of the leg. It is performed with the Diamondback 360° Orbital Atherectomy System (Cardiovascular Systems, Inc., St. Paul, MN), a new atherectomy device utilizing an orbiting eccentric diamond-coated crown on the end of a drive shaft powered by a pneumatic drive console (Figures 1a and 1b). The shaft and crown are advanced over a pre-

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