CORONARY INTRAVASCULAR
LITHOTRIPSY
-ROHIT WALSE
FELLOW
INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGY
SCTIMST, KERALA
SCOPE
• INTRODUCTION
• LIMITATION OF CURRENT ATHERECTOMY
• LITHOTRIPSY-MECHA, HARDWARE, STEPS
• DATA
INTRODUCTION
• Coronary artery calcium- independent
predictor of worse prognosis
TRIALS f/u Outcome
Bourantas et al, 2014 BMJ 3 yr • High mortality
(10.8 vs 4.4) [p <0.01]
• Lower rates of
complete
revascularization
HORIZONS-AMI 1 yr  Rates of complications
 Stent underexpansion
ACUITY CORONARY
CALCIUM
Heavily calcified vessel by OCT
• Arc >1800
• Length > 5 mm
• Thickness > 0.5 mm
Predictable problem during vessel preparation
• High pressure balloon dilatation
• Constant High pressure
• Violates intima of vessel
• Inflammation, Smooth muscle proliferation
• Scar
• Less effective Intervention
Limitation of current atherectomy
• Selectively ablates superficial calcium
• Incomplete or asymmetric stent expansion
acute or subacute stent failure
LITHOTRIPSY [Litho-stone; tripsy-break]
• 30 yrs safety data in kidney stone treatment
MECHANISM
• Impact hard tissue
• Disrupts calcium
• Soft tissue
• No harm
• Sonic pressure waves
IVL TECHNOLOGY
• Miniaturized & arrayed lithotripsy emitters for
localised lithotripsy at the site of vascular
calcium
• Optimized for treatment of vascular calcium
HARDWARE
Steps of use
• Identify the lesion & predilate as necessary
• Select IVL balloon catheter size- 1:1
• Load the catheter, position the balloon within
target lesion
• Inflate balloon @ 4 atm with saline
contrast[60:40] & deliver treatment sequence
(1 cycle-10 pulses over 10 sec) {Total- 80 pulses}
• Inflate the balloon upto 6 atm till cool down
phase
• Repeat as necessary, deflating the balloon
between treatments to re establish flow
PRACTICAL POINTS
• Concentric lesions- 2-3 cycles
• Eccentric lesions- 3-4 cycles
• Long lesion- Distal to proximal
• Calcific spikes- 1-2 cycles (upto 4 atm) n then
during 3-4th cycle upto 6 atm
Advantages of IVL in LM ds
• Safely Modifies Calcium with
Low Risk of Perforation
• Ability to Have Buddy Wire in
Place While Modifying Calcium
• Can Modify Calcium in Large
Vessels Not Ideal for Rotational
Atherectomy (RA)
• Ability to Impact Deeper,
Medial Calcium
Advantages in bifurcation lesion
• Ability to Navigate Tortuous Anatomy
• Can Keep Multiple Wires Down While
Modifying Calcium
• Circumferential Calcium Modification Without
Wire Bias
• Low Risk of Dissection
EFFECT ON CARDIAC RHTYHM
• Acoustic shock waves
• Localised myocardial depolarization
• APCs or VPCs (Shocktopics)
[No VT induced by IVL has been so far reported]
THANK YOU

Ivl basics

  • 1.
  • 2.
    SCOPE • INTRODUCTION • LIMITATIONOF CURRENT ATHERECTOMY • LITHOTRIPSY-MECHA, HARDWARE, STEPS • DATA
  • 3.
    INTRODUCTION • Coronary arterycalcium- independent predictor of worse prognosis TRIALS f/u Outcome Bourantas et al, 2014 BMJ 3 yr • High mortality (10.8 vs 4.4) [p <0.01] • Lower rates of complete revascularization HORIZONS-AMI 1 yr  Rates of complications  Stent underexpansion ACUITY CORONARY CALCIUM
  • 4.
    Heavily calcified vesselby OCT • Arc >1800 • Length > 5 mm • Thickness > 0.5 mm
  • 5.
    Predictable problem duringvessel preparation • High pressure balloon dilatation • Constant High pressure • Violates intima of vessel • Inflammation, Smooth muscle proliferation • Scar • Less effective Intervention
  • 6.
    Limitation of currentatherectomy • Selectively ablates superficial calcium • Incomplete or asymmetric stent expansion acute or subacute stent failure
  • 8.
    LITHOTRIPSY [Litho-stone; tripsy-break] •30 yrs safety data in kidney stone treatment
  • 9.
    MECHANISM • Impact hardtissue • Disrupts calcium • Soft tissue • No harm • Sonic pressure waves
  • 10.
    IVL TECHNOLOGY • Miniaturized& arrayed lithotripsy emitters for localised lithotripsy at the site of vascular calcium • Optimized for treatment of vascular calcium
  • 11.
  • 17.
    Steps of use •Identify the lesion & predilate as necessary • Select IVL balloon catheter size- 1:1 • Load the catheter, position the balloon within target lesion
  • 18.
    • Inflate balloon@ 4 atm with saline contrast[60:40] & deliver treatment sequence (1 cycle-10 pulses over 10 sec) {Total- 80 pulses} • Inflate the balloon upto 6 atm till cool down phase • Repeat as necessary, deflating the balloon between treatments to re establish flow
  • 24.
    PRACTICAL POINTS • Concentriclesions- 2-3 cycles • Eccentric lesions- 3-4 cycles • Long lesion- Distal to proximal • Calcific spikes- 1-2 cycles (upto 4 atm) n then during 3-4th cycle upto 6 atm
  • 29.
    Advantages of IVLin LM ds • Safely Modifies Calcium with Low Risk of Perforation • Ability to Have Buddy Wire in Place While Modifying Calcium • Can Modify Calcium in Large Vessels Not Ideal for Rotational Atherectomy (RA) • Ability to Impact Deeper, Medial Calcium
  • 30.
    Advantages in bifurcationlesion • Ability to Navigate Tortuous Anatomy • Can Keep Multiple Wires Down While Modifying Calcium • Circumferential Calcium Modification Without Wire Bias • Low Risk of Dissection
  • 31.
    EFFECT ON CARDIACRHTYHM • Acoustic shock waves • Localised myocardial depolarization • APCs or VPCs (Shocktopics) [No VT induced by IVL has been so far reported]
  • 38.