title: Multiple ulcerations in plaque behind stent struts resulting in late stent malapposition after gamma brachytherapy for in-stent restenosis.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Research Foundation, Lenox Hill Heart, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Makoto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hirose
authors.forename: Yoshio
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: Jeffrey W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Moses
mesh_terms: 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