Repeated intracoronary beta radiation for recurrent in-stent restenosis.
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.
De Benedetti
Edoardo
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Division of Cardiology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland.
Latchem
Donald
D
Roguelov
Christian
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Coucke
Philippe
P
Seydoux
Charles
C
Goy
Jean-Jacques
JJ
Urban
Philip
P
Eeckhout
Eric
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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