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Shockwave Initiates Study of Coronary Intravascular Lithotripsy in Japan
The first CAD IV patient was enrolled earlier this week by the principal investigator of the study,
“We are honored to initiate the clinical investigation of coronary IVL in
Similar to the DISRUPT CAD III Study protocol, CAD IV will assess the absence of major adverse cardiac events (MACE) within 30 days of the index procedure as the primary safety endpoint. The primary effectiveness endpoint is procedural success, defined as stent delivery with a residual stenosis <50 percent, and without in-hospital MACE. Study enrollment is expected to be completed by
“Based on the interest, feedback and rapid adoption in other
Coronary artery calcium physically impairs stent expansioni and is perhaps the single most important predictor of early stent thrombosis and restenosis after stent procedures.ii, iii, iv Coronary IVL is a therapy designed to treat calcified artery blockages with sonic pressure waves historically used to treat patients with kidney stones. The technology seeks to minimize trauma within the artery by delivering pulsatile sonic pressure waves locally to fracture both intimal and medial calcium in the artery wall but pass through surrounding soft vascular tissue in a safe manner.
Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL catheters are commercially available for the treatment of de novo coronary artery disease in
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