2001
Intracoronary radiation with gamma wire inhibits recurrent in-stent restenosis
Waksman R, Bhargava B, Chan R, Sherman W, Pisch J, Mintz G, Lansky A, Ahmed J, Ricci N, Liprie S. Intracoronary radiation with gamma wire inhibits recurrent in-stent restenosis. Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine 2001, 2: 63-68. PMID: 11340009, DOI: 10.1016/s1522-1865(00)00086-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntracoronary gamma radiationTarget lesion revascularizationStent restenosisMyocardial infractionBaseline lesion lengthUnderwent bypass surgeryBinary restenosis rateEvent-free survivalNeointimal tissue proliferationInitial clinical trialsStent restenosis resultsSource wireLesion revascularizationRepeat PTCAAngiographic restenosisPrimary endpointRepeat revascularizationSecondary endpointsBypass surgeryRestenosis rateIntracoronary radiationProcedural successTherapeutic challengeClinical trialsNeointimal hyperplasia
2000
Intracoronary γ-Radiation Therapy After Angioplasty Inhibits Recurrence in Patients With In-Stent Restenosis
Waksman R, White R, Chan R, Bass B, Geirlach L, Mintz G, Satler L, Mehran R, Serruys P, Lansky A, Fitzgerald P, Bhargava B, Kent K, Pichard A, Leon M. Intracoronary γ-Radiation Therapy After Angioplasty Inhibits Recurrence in Patients With In-Stent Restenosis. Circulation 2000, 101: 2165-2171. PMID: 10801757, DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.101.18.2165.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStent restenosisIntracoronary gamma radiation therapyLess target lesion revascularizationBinary angiographic restenosisSuccessful coronary interventionTarget lesion revascularizationMajor cardiac eventsIndependent core laboratoryIntracoronary stent implantationInitial clinical trialsGamma radiation therapyLesion revascularizationAngiographic restenosisVessel revascularizationAngiographic outcomesCardiac eventsClinical restenosisCoronary interventionAdjunct therapyProcedural successStent implantationClinical trialsTreatment protocolNeointimal formationRadiation group