title: Late thrombosis after gamma-brachytherapy.
abstract: Late stent thrombosis (> 30 days after treatment) is a new phenomenon occurring after vascular brachytherapy. We report the analysis of 11 patients with late thrombosis after gamma-irradiation treatment of in-stent restenosis. All patients had in-stent restenosis and angina. Contributing factors to late thrombosis include long stents, small distal vessels, and complex lesion morphology.
authors.affiliation: Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, Cardiovascular Research Institute, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, D.C. 20010, USA.
authors.forename: Akiko
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Maehara
authors.forename: Gary S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Mintz
authors.forename: Neil J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Weissman
authors.forename: Anh B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Bui
authors.forename: Marco T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Castagna
authors.forename: Andrew E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Ajani
authors.forename: August D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Pichard
authors.forename: Lowell F
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Satler
authors.forename: William O
authors.initials: WO
authors.lastname: Suddath
authors.forename: Kenneth M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Kent
authors.forename: Nathan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Rosanna
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: Larry
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: White
authors.forename: Ron
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Waksman
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D001918:Brachytherapy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D023903:Coronary Restenosis / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D003328:Coronary Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012494:Sampling Studies; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D015607:Stents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013997:Time Factors; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional / Q000379:methods