Real-world results of stent procedures for heavily calcified heart arteries
Follows adults having artery-opening procedures for severely calcified coronary artery disease.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Overviewing Real-World Outcomes to Boost Interventional Management of CAlcified Coronary Lesions: the OROBICA Registry.
Key facts
- Where
- Bergamo, ItalySee the site
Where in Italy
- Asst Papa Giovanni XXIIIBergamo, ItalyNo longer taking part
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital
- Trial code
- NCT07566403
- Record updated
- 6 May 2026
- Original description
The OROBICA (Overviewing Real-World Outcomes to Boost Interventional Management of CAlcified Coronary Lesions) Registry is a multicenter, ambispective, real-world observational study designed to evaluate clinical, procedural, imaging, and economic outcomes of patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for severely calcified coronary artery disease.Read full original descriptionShow less
Overviewing Real-World Outcomes to Boost Interventional Management of CAlcified Coronary Lesions: the OROBICA Registry.
The OROBICA (Overviewing Real-World Outcomes to Boost Interventional Management of CAlcified Coronary Lesions) Registry is a multicenter, ambispective, real-world observational study designed to evaluate clinical, procedural, imaging, and economic outcomes of patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for severely calcified coronary artery disease.
Coronary artery calcification represents one of the main determinants of procedural complexity and adverse outcomes in contemporary interventional cardiology. Despite the increasing availability of advanced calcium-modification technologies and intracoronary imaging techniques, evidence regarding the optimal treatment strategy in real-world clinical practice remains limited, particularly among high-risk and complex patients often underrepresented in randomized trials.
The OROBICA Registry aims to systematically collect longitudinal data from all-comer patients treated for severely calcified coronary lesions using contemporary PCI strategies, including intracoronary imaging guidance (IVUS/OCT), rotational atherectomy, orbital atherectomy, intravascular lithotripsy, specialty balloons, and combined calcium-modification approaches.
The primary objective is to assess clinical and procedural outcomes, with particular focus on target vessel failure (TVF). Secondary and exploratory objectives include evaluation of procedural success, imaging findings, predictors of adverse outcomes, healthcare resource utilization, and economic impact associated with the treatment of calcified coronary lesions.
The registry is designed as a flexible research platform intended to support future hypothesis-generating analyses and provide real-world evidence to improve personalized management strategies for calcified coronary artery disease.
Inclusion: Patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for severely calcified coronary lesions, angiographically defined as radiopacities noted without cardiac motion before contrast injection, generally involving both sides of the arterial wall; Patients undergoing PCI for calcified coronary lesions with intracoronary optical coherence tomography (OCT) showing at least one of the following features:; calcium arc ≥180°; calcium thickness ≥0.3 mm; calcium length ≥3 mm; presence of calcified nodules; Patients undergoing PCI for calcified coronary lesions with intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) showing at least one of the following features:; calcium arc ≥180°; concentric or superficial calcium with extensive acoustic shadowing; presence of calcified nodules.
Exclusion: Lack of availability of essential clinical or procedural data; Refusal or withdrawal of informed consent for the prospective component of the registry, when applicable; Exercise of the right to object to data processing, according to applicable data protection regulations.