Multiple ulcerations in plaque behind stent struts resulting in late stent malapposition after gamma brachytherapy for in-stent restenosis.
Late stent malapposition is an undesired effect of intracoronary brachytherapy. This case report describes multiple ulcerations in plaque behind stent struts, resulting in multiple late stent malappositions, after intracoronary gamma brachytherapy for in-stent restenosis.
Hirose
Makoto
M
Cardiovascular Research Foundation, Lenox Hill Heart, New York, NY, USA.
Kobayashi
Yoshio
Y
Moses
Jeffrey W
JW
D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D001918:Brachytherapy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D023903:Coronary Restenosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D005720:Gamma Rays / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D012086:Reoperation; D015607:Stents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional