Device selection in the treatment of in-stent restenosis with and without radiation (from the Gamma Radiation Trials)
Ajani AE, Waksman R, Zimarino M, Kim H, Pichard AD, Satler LF, Kent KM, White RL, Pinnow E, Mehran R, Lansky A, Lindsay J. Device selection in the treatment of in-stent restenosis with and without radiation (from the Gamma Radiation Trials). The American Journal Of Cardiology 2002, 89: 137-144. PMID: 11792331, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(01)02189-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAnalysis of VarianceAngioplastyAngioplasty, Balloon, CoronaryChi-Square DistributionCoronary DiseaseDose-Response Relationship, RadiationFemaleHumansIridium RadioisotopesLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedProspective StudiesRisk FactorsSecondary PreventionStentsTreatment OutcomeVascular PatencyConceptsExcimer laser coronary angioplastyMajor adverse coronary eventsAdditional stent implantationTreatment of ISRRecurrence rateCoronary angioplastyRotational atherectomyStent implantationStent restenosisBalloon percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplastyPercutaneous transluminal coronary angioplastyIntracoronary gamma radiationLate clinical outcomesAdverse coronary eventsOverall recurrence rateTransluminal coronary angioplastyLaser coronary angioplastyHigh recurrence rateUse of stentingDevice selectionAngiographic characteristicsMACE ratePlacebo groupPlacebo therapyCoronary events