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Journal of Geriatric Cardiology (2013) 10: 213216 ©2013 JGC All rights reserved;   Symposium: Rotational atherectomy updating Open Access Guest Editor: Prof. Wei-HsianYin Application of rotational atherectomy in the drug-eluting stent era Chun-Chi Chen, I-Chang Hsieh Department of Second Section of Cardiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Linkou, 5 Fuhsing St., Tao Yuan 333, Taiwan, China Abstract Rotational atherectomy (RA) was introduced in the interventional arena in 1988 as a dedicated device for calcified lesions. Due to the complexity of the technique, the development of alternative methods such as the cutting balloon procedure, and the high restenosis rate of subsequent bare metal stenting in long lesions, its use had later declined. However, with the increasing use of drug-eluting stents (DES) and the aggressive treatment of longer lesions, the number of procedure performed with RA has increased significantly again in recent years. In this article, we reviewed the application of RA in DES era. J Geriatr Cardiol 2013; 10: 213216. doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1671-5411.2013.03.015 Keywords: Rotational atherectomy; Drug-eluting stents; Lesions  1 Introduction 2 Basics of rotational atherectomy Rotational atherectomy (RA) was introduced in the Rotational atherectomy (Rotablator, Boston Sc