We found a match
Your institution may have rights to this item. Sign in to continue.
- Title
<sup>32</sup>P Brachytherapy in the Treatment of Complex Cypher In-Stent Restenosis.
- Authors
Ortolani, Paolo; Marzocchi, Antonio; Aquilina, Matteo; Gaiba, William; Neri, Stefano; Marrozzini, Cinzia; Palmerini, Tullio; Taglieri, Nevio; Branzi, A.
- Abstract
Treatment of in-stent restenosis after implantation of a drug-eluting stent is a critical issue. We provide the first report of the use of intravascular radiation therapy for this purpose in a 73-year-old diabetic patient stented for small-vessel bifurcation; treatment of Cypher diffuse in-stent restenosis with 32P brachytherapy proved successful at clinical and angiographic follow-up at 7 months. This finding should encourage systematic studies on the safety and efficacy of IRT in this problematic setting. (J Interven Cardiol 2005;18:205–211)
- Subjects
THERAPEUTICS; RADIOTHERAPY; CORONARY restenosis; CLINICAL medicine; CARDIOLOGY; MEDICAL research
- Publication
Journal of Interventional Cardiology, 2005, Vol 18, Issue 3, p205
- ISSN
0896-4327
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1540-8183.2005.04061.x