Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions
Volume 100, Issue 6 pp. 1088-1089
COMMENTARY

“The Hunterian approach: Cordis Smart Stent safe and effective, but what about its use in long or severely calcified chronically occluded lesions… Let's get it done the first time”

Richard R. Heuser MD, FACP, FESC, MSCAI, 

Corresponding Author

Richard R. Heuser MD, FACP, FESC, MSCAI

College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Phoenix, Arizona, USA

College of Health Solutions, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA

Correspondence: Richard R. Heuser, MD, FACP, FESC, MSCAI, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Phoenix, AZ, USA.

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First published: 29 November 2022
https://doi.org/10.1002/ccd.30501

Expert Article Analysis for: Combined rotational atherectomy and cutting balloon angioplasty prior to drug-eluting stent implantation in severely calcified coronary lesions: The PREPARE-CALC-COMBO study

Key Points

  • The Smart stent has been “battle-hardened” with years of experience to treat femoropopliteal lesions.

  • Many patients with femoropopliteal lesions require multiple interventions.

  • Are there any therapies that can be performed for long-term success for longer femoral lesions?

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