Impact of Rotational Atherectomy on Coronary Microcirculation

"In brief, a 6-F angioplasty guiding catheter without side-holes will be used first used to engage the left main coronary artery. A pressure-temperature sensor guidewire ( PressureWire™ X Guidewire) will be used for physiology measurements including IMR measurements.~Pressure measurement from the wire will be first equalized with that of the guiding catheter. Then the pressure sensor will be positioned two-thirds of the way down the LAD artery. Intracoronary nitroglycerin will be administered (100 to 200 μg). Hyperemia will be induced with adenosine intracoronary injections."

Angiography-derived index of microcirculatory resistance (IMRangio) will be calculated by an anticipated software