Orbital Atherectomy vs Intravascular Lithotripsy for the Treatment of Calcified Coronary Nodules (ORBIT-SHOCK).

The ORBIT-SHOCK pilot study is a multicenter, prospective, randomized clinical trial initiated by investigators. It will include patients diagnosed with atherosclerotic coronary artery disease presenting calcified nodules (CN), identified by optical coherence tomography (OCT), causing significant angiographic stenosis and eligible for revascularization through percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).

Patients will be randomized in a 1:1 ratio to undergo lesion preparation with either orbital atherectomy (OA) or intravascular lithotripsy (IVL).

The ORBIT-SHOCK pilot study is a multicenter, prospective, randomized clinical trial initiated by investigators. It will include patients diagnosed with atherosclerotic coronary artery disease presenting calcified nodules (CN), identified by optical coherence tomography (OCT), causing significant angiographic stenosis and eligible for revascularization through percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Patients will be randomized in a 1:1 ratio to undergo lesion preparation with either orbital atherectomy (OA) or intravascular lithotripsy (IVL).

The aim of this pilot trial is to compare PCI outcomes and the incidence of adverse events between both techniques.

Coronary calcification in the form of calcified nodules (CN) is systematically associated with worse outcomes due to the difficulty in adequately dilation of the lesion and the inability to properly fracture the calcium nodule before stent implantation.

The ORBIT-SHOCK pilot study is a multicenter, prospective, randomized clinical trial initiated by investigators. It will include patients diagnosed with atherosclerotic coronary artery disease presenting CNs, identified by optical coherence tomography (OCT), causing significant angiographic stenosis and eligible for revascularization through percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).

Patients will be randomized in a 1:1 ratio to undergo lesion preparation with either orbital atherectomy (OA) or intravascular lithotripsy (IVL).

Primary endpoint: Compare both techniques in terms of achieving adequate stent expansion, measured by OCT.

Secondary endpoints: Evaluate procedural and strategy success rates, assess their impact on calcium nodule modification, and monitor the incidence of adverse clinical events at 12 months.

Patients will be monitored for 12 months after the procedure to assess the incidence of adverse events during follow-up.

Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:

1. Patients aged ≥ 18 years.
2. Atherosclerotic coronary artery disease with calcified nodules identified by OCT in a native vessel, eligible for percutaneous coronary revascularization.
3. Clinical presentation of chronic coronary syndrome or acute coronary syndrome without ST elevation\*.
4. Distal vessel reference diameters ≥ 2.5 mm and ≤ 4.0 mm. \* Non-culprit lesions eligible for revascularization in a staged procedure following a ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) are considered for inclusion.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Culprit lesions in acute coronary syndrome with ST elevation.
2. Left main disease.
3. In-stent restenosis lesions.
4. Critical stenoses where it is not possible to advance the OCT catheter across the lesion after predilation with a balloon of up to 2 mm in diameter.
5. Lesion involving a bifurcation with a secondary branch diameter ≥2 mm.
6. Cardiogenic shock.
7. Patients requiring cardiac surgery or percutaneous valve intervention within three months before or after angioplasty.
8. Pregnancy.
9. Life expectancy of less than one year.
10. Contraindication for the use of appropriate antiplatelet therapy post-revascularization.
11. Coronary artery disease with an indication for surgical revascularization.
12. Advanced chronic kidney disease or anatomical characteristics that contraindicate the use of optical coherence tomography.
13. Inability to obtain informed consent.
14. Allergy to eggs or soy, contraindicating the use of OA.