title: Repeated intracoronary beta radiation for recurrent in-stent restenosis.
abstract: More than 70% of percutaneous coronary interventions are followed by a stent implantation. In-stent restenosis still occurs in 20-30% of patients and remains a therapeutic challenge. At present only vascular brachytherapy has been shown to be an effective treatment option. We report here one case of recurrent in-stent restenosis after vascular brachytherapy that was successfully treated by a second beta radiation treatment.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Edoardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: De Benedetti
authors.forename: Donald
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Latchem
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Roguelov
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Coucke
authors.forename: Charles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Seydoux
authors.forename: Jean-Jacques
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Goy
authors.forename: Philip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Urban
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Eeckhout
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001610:Beta Particles; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000295:instrumentation; D001918:Brachytherapy; D023903:Coronary Restenosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012008:Recurrence; D015607:Stents