Cardiovascular Research Foundation Oct 28 2025 Results from the first randomized controlled trial to directly compare the safety and efficacy of cutting balloon (CB) angioplasty to intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) prior to drug-eluting stent (DES) implantation for the treatment of calcified coronary artery disease found CB to be noninferior to IVL. Findings were reported today at TCT ® 2025, the annual scientific symposium of the Cardiovascular Research Foundation ® (CRF ® ). TCT is the world's