Calcified plaque ablated by rotational atherectomy visualised by optical coherence tomography
This paper also includes accompanying supplementary data published online at: http://www.pcronline.com/eurointervention/86th_issue/62 Calcification is visualised by optical coherence tomography (OCT) as a well-delineated, signal-poor region with sharp borders. A 63-year-old female patient with stable angina underwent percutaneous coronary intervention. OCT (C7 Dragonfly™, ILUMIEN™ OCT system; St. Jude Medical, St. Paul, MN, USA) showed lumen narrowing with heavily calcified plaque (Figure 1A) . Rotational atherectomy (RA) was performed using a 2 mm burr (Rotablator™ Rotational Atherectomy System; Boston Scientific, Marlborough, MA, USA). After RA, OCT clearly visualised the calcified segment ablated by the 2 mm burr as
