Michel Bosiers (University Hospital Bern, Bern, Switzerland) speaks to Vascular News about the importance of vessel preparation whenever calcification is present in patients with chronic limb-threatening ischaemia (CLTI). In the case of the iliac vessels, he explains, inflow is of critical importance, and the presence of calcification complicates that picture—which is where Shockwave intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) steps in. Here, Bosiers explains how iliac vessel preparation with the Shockwave L6 catheter (Shockwave Medical) led to sustained improvement in outcomes in a 63-year-old male patient, highlighting the “crucial” consideration of sizing.
This video is sponsored by Shockwave Medical.
