Coronary disease & ACSGuideline or statement

Management strategies for heavily calcified coronary stenoses: an EAPCI clinical consensus statement in collaboration with the EURO4C-PCR group

Eur Heart JPublished

  • Clinical consensus statement

Recommendations

As issued by the authors

  1. Use non-invasive and invasive imaging to assess calcium burden and inform procedural planning

  2. Select the optimal interventional tool and technique based on the specific calcium morphology and anatomic location

  3. Consider the clinical implications of treatment, including prevention and management of complications and adequate training and education

Original publication

Management strategies for heavily calcified coronary stenoses: an EAPCI clinical consensus statement in collaboration with the EURO4C-PCR group. Eur Heart J. Published 18 May 2023. doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehad342

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