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Case Reports
. 2022 Sep 28;1(6):100455.
doi: 10.1016/j.jscai.2022.100455. eCollection 2022 Nov-Dec.

Shock Buddy Technique for Intravascular Lithotripsy of Severe Eccentric Arterial Calcification

John D Corl  1 , Jarrod D Frizzell  1 , Conor A Bohrer  1   2 , Dean J Kereiakes  1   2
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Case Reports

Shock Buddy Technique for Intravascular Lithotripsy of Severe Eccentric Arterial Calcification

John D Corl et al. J Soc Cardiovasc Angiogr Interv. .
No abstract available

Keywords: angiogram; calcification; intravascular lithotripsy; peripheral valvular intervention.

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Proceduralcomponents andimagingduringshockbuddytechnique. (A) Diagnostic angiogram of the left common femoral artery (LCFA). Intravascular ultrasound of the LCFA showing (B) the reference vessel diameter and (C) an eccentric calcified plaque. (D) Inflation of a 5 × 60 mm “buddy” balloon. (E) Inflation of the 8 × 60 mm Shockwave M5+ and 5 × 60 mm “buddy” balloons. (F) Final angiogram of the LCFA following the “shock buddy” technique.
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