title: [Long-term effects and complications of intravascular brachytherapy].
abstract: Since the introduction of percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty, restenosis has remained the most challenging problem facing interventional cardiologist. Intravascular radiation is a feasible and promising adjunctive therapy in restenosis treatment by suppressing both neointimal proliferation and constrictive remodeling, while there are growing concerns about its long-term effects and complications in clinical perspectives as well as dosing and paradoxical stimulation. Current comments on them may well favor the choice of comprehensive treatment protocol for clinicians.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
authors.forename: Chao
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Changyun
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Xuemei
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: An'ren
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kuang
mesh_terms: D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000818:Animals; D001918:Brachytherapy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D023903:Coronary Restenosis / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000528:radiation effects; D006801:Humans; D015607:Stents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016896:Treatment Outcome