Intracoronary irradiation and stent placement in a chronic total coronary occlusion: long-term clinical, angiographic, and intracoronary ultrasound follow-up.
Intracoronary irradiation emerges as a promising method in a variety of restenosis prone coronary lesions. We report the acute and long-term clinical, angiographic, and ICUS follow-up of a patient who underwent a successful angioplasty with stent placement in a chronic coronary occlusion with adjuvant gamma-intracoronary radiation.
Manginas
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First Department of Cardiology, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Athens, Greece.
Efstathopoulos
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Salvaras
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Voudris
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Pavlides
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Cokkinos
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D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D001918:Brachytherapy / Q000379:methods*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000628:therapy*; D005720:Gamma Rays; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D055502:Secondary Prevention; D015607:Stents; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional