Intravascular Lithotripsy in Calcified Lesions: Breaking With Ease.

JACC Cardiovasc Interv

Division of Cardiology, Department of Advanced Biomedical Science, "Federico II" University of Naples, Naples, Italy.

Published: August 2024

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