Title

Procedural and long-term ischemic outcomes of tight subtotal occlusions treated with orbital atherectomy: An ORBIT II subanalysis.

Publication Date

2018

Journal Title

Cardiovasc Revasc Med

Abstract

BACKGROUND/PURPOSE: Orbital atherectomy is an effective treatment strategy to modify severely calcified coronary lesions prior to stent placement. Traversing a severely calcified subtotal occlusion with the crown may be more challenging compared with a less severely stenotic lesion. The purpose of this ORBIT II subanalysis was to evaluate outcomes post-orbital atherectomy (OA) treatment of lesions with ≥95% stenosis.

METHODS/MATERIALS: ORBIT II, a single-arm, prospective, multicenter trial, enrolled 443 subjects with severely calcified coronary lesions. Patients with chronic total occlusions were excluded from the trial. Subjects with the OA device activated were stratified based on pre-procedure percent stenosis: ≥95% stenosis (N = 91) and

RESULTS: The severe angiographic complications rates were 6.6% and 6.7% in the ≥95% and

CONCLUSIONS: In ORBIT II, OA treatment of lesions with ≥95% stenosis resulted in a high rate of procedural success. Although the 3-year revascularization rate was higher in the ≥95% stenosis group, it is not unexpected given the challenge of treating such complex lesions. The results of this analysis suggest that OA may be a reasonable treatment strategy for tight, severely calcified subtotal occlusions.

SUMMARY: The purpose of this ORBIT II subanalysis was to evaluate outcomes post-orbital atherectomy (OA) treatment of lesions with ≥95% stenosis. In ORBIT II, OA treatment of lesions with ≥95% stenosis resulted in a high rate of procedural success. Although the 3-year revascularization rate was higher in the ≥95% stenosis group, it is not unexpected given the challenge of treating such complex lesions. The results of this analysis suggest that OA may be a reasonable treatment strategy for tight, severely calcified subtotal occlusions.

Document Type

Article

Status

Faculty

Facility

School of Medicine

Primary Department

Cardiology

PMID

30243964

DOI

10.1016/j.carrev.2018.09.011

For the public and Northwell Health campuses

Share

COinS