title: Histopathology of coronary in-stent restenosis following gamma brachytherapy.
abstract: The histopathology of in-stent restenosis (ISR) following gamma brachytherapy is described. Such histology has not been reported previously. An 82 year old man presented with recurrent ISR three months after gamma brachytherapy to an area of ISR within a native circumflex vessel. The recurrent ISR was treated with directional coronary atherectomy; the histopathology of this directional coronary atherectomy specimen is discussed. These histopathological examinations showed abundant extracellular matrix material. Surprisingly, there was a relatively small cellular (myofibroblastic) component, with an absence of endothelial cells and little evidence of active proliferation. ISR after gamma brachytherapy may be a pathologically distinct entity.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02144-2696, USA.
authors.forename: H C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Lowe
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mino
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Mark
authors.forename: B D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Mac Neill
authors.forename: I F
authors.initials: IF
authors.lastname: Palacios
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Houser
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017225:Atherectomy, Coronary; D001918:Brachytherapy / Q000379:methods*; D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000379:methods; D023903:Coronary Restenosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D015607:Stents