Roundtable Discussion
This expert-led discussion was filmed on 17th January 2019 with Professor Adrian Banning moderating a discussion with Professor Andreas Baumbach, Dr Colm Hanratty and Dr Peter O’Kane. This footage aims to highlight the challenges in treating calcified lesions and discusses the current options available to interventional cardiologists to treat these patients, whilst debating how novel technologies may improve outcomes.
This discussion is to inform and educate interventional cardiologists on:
- The existing technologies available to treat calcified lesions
- How expert operators are deploying these technologies in their daily practice
- Emerging Technologies that may improve patient outcomes
- Interventional Cardiologists
- Interventional Fellows
- Allied Healthcare Professionals
Prof Banning, Prof Baumbach, Dr Hanratty and Dr O'Kane
Topics: Calcific disease, treatment strategies, patient/treatment costs, undilated lesions

27.55 mins
Media provided courtesy of Boston Scientific. © 2019 Boston Scientific Corporation or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
Prof Banning, Prof Baumbach, Dr Hanratty and Dr O'Kane
Topics: calcific disease: the problem, hazards, challenges

03.07 mins
Prof Banning, Prof Baumbach, Dr Hanratty and Dr O'Kane
Topics: cutting-balloon, IVUS, Napkin ring, high-pressure balloons

04.19 mins
Media provided courtesy of Boston Scientific. © 2019 Boston Scientific Corporation or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
Prof Banning, Prof Baumbach, Dr Hanratty and Dr O'Kane
Topics: rotational atherectomy, scoring-balloon, wire systems, laser vs. rotablation

06.39 mins
Media provided courtesy of Boston Scientific. © 2019 Boston Scientific Corporation or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
Prof Banning, Prof Baumbach, Dr Hanratty and Dr O'Kane
Topics: Intravascular Lithotripsy technology (IVL), Shockwave

11.41 mins
Prof Banning, Prof Baumbach, Dr Hanratty and Dr O'Kane
Topics: Disruptive technologies, patient/treatment costs, undilated lesions

03.03 mins
A Radcliffe independent production.