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      <journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">ijcmcr</journal-id>
      <journal-title-group>
        <journal-title>International Journal of Clinical &amp; Medical Case Reports</journal-title>
      </journal-title-group>
      <issn publication-format="electronic">2834-250X</issn>
      <publisher>
        <publisher-name>International Journal of Clinical &amp; Medical Case Reports</publisher-name>
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      <article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="heading"><subject>Case Report</subject></subj-group></article-categories>
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        <article-title>Shockwave Intravascular Lithotripsy Facilitated Percutaneous And IVUS-Guided Revascularization Of Left Main Coronary Artery Calcification . A Case Series</article-title>
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        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Jun</surname>
            <given-names>Bao</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>Department of Cardiology, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China</aff>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Baihong</surname>
            <given-names>Li</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>Department of Cardiology, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China</aff>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Chonghao</surname>
            <given-names>Chen</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>Department of Cardiology, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China</aff>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Changzheng</surname>
            <given-names>Gao</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>Department of Cardiology, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China</aff>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>xin</surname>
            <given-names>Gu</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>Department of Cardiology, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China</aff>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>bing</surname>
            <given-names>Gu Jian</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>Department of Cardiology, Huishan Second People&apos;s Hospital, Wuxi Jiangsu, 214000</aff>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Xiao-yan</surname>
            <given-names>Wang</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>Department of Cardiology, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China</aff>
        </contrib>
      </contrib-group>
      <pub-date publication-format="electronic" date-type="pub">
        <day>22</day>
        <month>11</month>
        <year>2023</year>
      </pub-date>
      <volume>5</volume>
      <issue>5</issue>
      <history>
        <date date-type="received"><day>01</day><month>10</month><year>2023</year></date>
        <date date-type="accepted"><day>15</day><month>11</month><year>2023</year></date>
      </history>
      <permissions>
        <copyright-statement>© 2023 The Author(s). Published by International Journal of Clinical &amp; Medical Case Reports.</copyright-statement>
        <license license-type="open-access" xlink:href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/">
          <license-p>This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC-BY 4.0).</license-p>
        </license>
      </permissions>
      <abstract>
        <p>Background: Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) techniques are evolving, but the management of coronary calcification remains a major challenge for interventional physicians, especially left main coronary artery (LMCA) calcification. Intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) is a relatively new but promising modality for treating calcified lesions, [1] So to date, calcium modification strategies could include any combination of IVL and/or RA with high pressure non-compliant balloon and cutting balloon inflations. [2] PCI of LMCA deep calcific disease (LMCA-PCI) is challenging and its large lumen is sometimes unsuitable to RA. Furthermore, there was no large randomized controlled trialsin unprotected calcified LMCA IVL. Methods: Nine consecutive patients with unprotected left main disease (mean syntax score of 33.5) underwent IVUS-guided IVL before stent implantation. The procedural success rate was 100% without intraoperative complications (death, stent thrombosis, target vessel revasculation). Results: Nine patients underwent unprotected LMCA IVL (11.1% of ostium 22.2% of shaft 66.7% of bifurcation).66.7% were male and the mean age was 65.3 ± 9.69 years. 55.6% of patients presented with nstable agina (UA) ,22.2% with acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction(NSTEMI)respectively .100% of patients had IVUS imaging. There was a significant gain within LMCA in minimal lumen area (MLA) post PCI of 100% following IVL,Minimal stent area (MSA) of LMCA was most satisfactory post PCI. There were no death, angina pectoris, bleeding, embolism, and recurrent myocardial infarction during the procedureas well as at 30 days follow-up. Conclusions: IVUS-guided intravascular lithotripsy as an adjuvant to LMCA-PCI appears to be deliverable effective and safe.</p>
      </abstract>
      <kwd-group kwd-group-type="author">
        <kwd>Coronary Artery Calcification</kwd>
        <kwd>Intravascular Lithotripsy</kwd>
        <kwd>Intravascular Ultrasound</kwd>
      </kwd-group>
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