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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
A cutting balloon is an angioplasty device invented by Barath et al used in percutaneous coronary interventions. It has a special balloon tip with small blades, that are activated when the balloon is inflated. This procedure is different to Rotoblation (Percutaneous Transluminal Rotational Atherectomy or PCRA) whereby a diamond tipped device spins at high revolutions to cut away calcific (chalky) atheroma usually prior to coronary stenting.
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| "1. Cutting balloon angioplasty should not be performed routinely during PCI. [2][3][4](Level of Evidence: A)" |
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| "1. Cutting balloon angioplasty might be considered to avoid slippage induced coronary artery trauma during PCI for in-stent restenosis or ostial lesions in side branches. [3](Level of Evidence: C)" |
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