Athletis - new non-compliant balloon. An Andrew Holden 'first-in-human'.

Non compliant balloon that achieves the radial force at about 8 mm that would otherwise require use of a 30 mm Hg high pressure balloon. Boston Scientific. New.

Dr Holden went on to describe the first in human case - a BCAVF that had required 30mm Hg dilatation of stenosis at the index intervention (with severe pain) and which had now recurred.

The balloon has applicability in the calcific LL stenotic disease segments too. In this example it was used and then the residual was stented with a Supera.