Annals of Saudi medicine
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Annals of Saudi medicine · Sep 2022
Multicenter StudyImpact of diabetes mellitus on periprocedural and 18-month clinical outcomes in Korean patients requiring rotational atherectomy: results from the ROCK Registry.
Diabetes mellitus (diabetes) increases the risk of severe coronary artery calcification, which increases the complexity of percutaneous coronary intervention requiring rotational atherectomy (RA) by interfering with lesion preparation, and limiting final stent expansion. ⋯ None.