Innovations in Treating Complex PCI: The Role of Orbital Atherectomy
Published: 06 May 2022
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Overview
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Overview
Watch this TIO breakout on-demand for a discussion on the benefits of incorporating orbital atherectomy into your practice. Viewers will learn proper patient selection, treatment best practices, along with a review of the clinical data.
The presenters will share real-world case examples and how they have been successful in optimising outcomes in complex calcified lesions using orbital atherectomy’s dual mechanism of action to treat a broad range of calcium.

Key Learning Objectives
- Understand the challenges of treating severe calcium
- Review orbital atherectomy, the dual mechanism of action, and clinical data
- Discuss patient selection and how orbital atherectomy fits into current treatment algorithm
- Share best practices, tips and techniques to optimise outcomes
Target Audience
- Interventional cardiologists
- Surgeons with an interest in transcatheter treatment strategies for coronary and structural heart disease
- Interventional cardiology nurses
Series overview
Part 1
Innovations in Treating Complex PCI: The Role of Orbital Atherectomy
Faculty Biographies

Kambis Mashayekhi
Deputy Medical Director
Deputy Medical Director, General and Interventional Cardiology Department of Cardiology and Angiology II University Heartcenter Freiburg – Bad Krozingen, DE

Nicolas M Van Mieghem
Medical Director
Personal History
From an early age, Professor Nicolas Maria Van Mieghem decided to pursue a career that would help others. “I enjoy the feeling of being able to help someone or do something important for them. I wanted to enter a profession that would channel my energy— I was always a busy child,” he says.
A budding athlete, he was a member of Belgium’s national swimming team but soon realized that medicine was his true calling. His father was a general cardiologist and one of his biggest influences early in his career.
Professor Van Mieghem initially intended to train as a cardiac surgeon but decided to specialise in interventional cardiology instead, following advice from a mentor. This decision was cemented when he read the first-in-human case report of transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) in Circulation by Alain Cribier in 2002.
His mantra is mens sana in corpore sano (a…

Amir Kaki
Amir Kaki, MD, is dedicated to providing patients with exceptional cardiovascular care. At Heart & Vascular Institute in Dearborn, Detroit, and Southfield, Michigan, he delivers life-saving treatments to a diverse group of patients, helping patients manage and treat their severe heart problems. Dr. Kaki aims to improve patients' health through comprehensive preventive care.