Advances in Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Techniques, Tools and Outcomes
A special issue of Journal of Clinical Medicine (ISSN 2077-0383). This special issue belongs to the section "Cardiovascular Medicine".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 August 2026 | Viewed by 307
Editor
Interests: orbital atherectomy; rotational atherectomy; lithotripsy; excimer laser
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) continues to evolve rapidly with the development of advanced techniques and devices aimed at improving procedural success and long-term clinical outcomes, particularly in complex coronary lesions. This Special Issue focuses on contemporary innovations in PCI, encompassing lesion preparation strategies, intravascular imaging guidance, atherectomy technologies, and adjunctive tools that optimize stent deployment and patient outcomes.
Among these advances, effective management of heavily calcified coronary artery disease remains a critical challenge in interventional cardiology. Atherectomy techniques, including orbital atherectomy (OA), have emerged as valuable tools for lesion modification, enabling safer and more effective PCI in complex anatomical settings. OA offers distinct mechanical and procedural advantages, particularly in eccentric calcification, challenging wire bias, ostial and tortuous lesions, and bifurcation disease, through its differential sanding mechanism and bidirectional operation.
This Special Issue welcomes original research articles and reviews addressing innovative PCI techniques, device optimization, procedural outcomes, and complication management. Contributions highlighting real-world experience, technical considerations, and outcome data across varied PCI applications are encouraged, with the aim of advancing clinical practice and improving patient care in contemporary interventional cardiology.
Prof. Dr. Takashi Ashikaga
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- orbital atherectomy
- coronary artery calcification
- intravascular ultrasound (IVUS)
- optical coherence tomography (OCT)
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