Long-Term Outcome of Patients Treated With Repeat Percutaneous Coronary Intervention After Failure of γ-Brachytherapy for the Treatment of In-Stent Restenosis
Prpic R, Teirstein PS, Reilly JP, Moses JW, Tripuraneni P, Lansky AJ, Giorgianni JA, Jani S, Wong SC, Fish RD, Ellis S, Holmes DR, Kereiakas D, Kuntz RE, Leon MB. Long-Term Outcome of Patients Treated With Repeat Percutaneous Coronary Intervention After Failure of γ-Brachytherapy for the Treatment of In-Stent Restenosis. Circulation 2002, 106: 2340-2345. PMID: 12403664, DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.0000036366.62288.74.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTarget lesion revascularizationIndex treatmentIntracoronary brachytherapyPercutaneous interventionStent restenosisAcceptable long-term resultsMajor adverse event rateRepeat percutaneous coronary interventionRepeat target vessel revascularizationSubsequent target lesion revascularizationTarget vessel revascularizationAcute procedural successAdverse event ratesPercutaneous coronary interventionIntracoronary radiation therapyLong-term outcomesLong-term resultsIn-Stent RestenosisLesion revascularizationPlacebo groupCoronary interventionFailure patientsProcedural successAngioplasty/Term outcomes