2003
Intravascular brachytherapy for native coronary ostial in-stent restenotic lesions
Costantini CO, Lansky AJ, Mintz GS, Shirai K, Dangas G, Mehran R, Fahy M, Slack S, Coral M, Teirstein PS, Waksman R, Stone G, Moses J, Leon MB. Intravascular brachytherapy for native coronary ostial in-stent restenotic lesions. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2003, 41: 1725-1731. PMID: 12767655, DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(03)00298-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAorto-ostial lesionsVascular brachytherapyRecurrence rateOstial ISRRestenosis rateStent restenosisBaseline lesion lengthStent restenotic lesionsHigh recurrence rateBinary restenosisPercutaneous reinterventionPlacebo patientsISR lesionsRestenotic lesionsQuantitative angiographyBeta patientsPatientsPooled databaseConventional treatmentRestenosisPlaceboLesionsLesion lengthBrachytherapySimilar reduction
2002
Late Vascular Response to Repeat Stenting for In-Stent Restenosis With and Without Radiation
Morino Y, Limpijankit T, Honda Y, Lansky AJ, Waksman R, Bonneau HN, Yock PG, Mintz GS, Fitzgerald PJ. Late Vascular Response to Repeat Stenting for In-Stent Restenosis With and Without Radiation. Circulation 2002, 105: 2465-2468. PMID: 12034650, DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.0000018949.39445.40.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBlood Vessel Prosthesis ImplantationBrachytherapyCohort StudiesCoronary RestenosisDisease ProgressionDouble-Blind MethodFollow-Up StudiesGamma RaysHumansIridium RadioisotopesPlatelet Aggregation InhibitorsRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicRecurrenceReoperationStentsTiclopidineTimeTreatment OutcomeUltrasonography, InterventionalVascular PatencyConceptsLumen volume indexISR lesionsPlacebo patientsLate vascular responseAcute angiographic resultsIntravascular ultrasound analysisIn-Stent RestenosisPlacebo groupAngiographic resultsVascular responsesAdditional lumenNeointimal proliferationStent restenosisIrradiated groupPatientsStent overlapLesionsVolume indexUltrasound analysisSafety of radiationLong-term advantagesStent strutsSignificant decreaseStentingRestenosis
2000
Late total occlusion after intracoronary brachytherapy for patients with in-stent restenosis
Waksman R, Bhargava B, Mintz G, Mehran R, Lansky A, Satler L, Pichard A, Kent K, Leon M. Late total occlusion after intracoronary brachytherapy for patients with in-stent restenosis. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2000, 36: 65-68. PMID: 10898414, DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(00)00681-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLate total occlusionPlacebo patientsStent restenosisIntracoronary radiationIrradiated groupAntiplatelet therapyTotal occlusionAcute myocardial infarctionEntire study groupUnstable anginaIntracoronary brachytherapyMyocardial infarctionRadiation protocolStudy groupLate thrombosisPatientsRestenosisMultivariate analysisMaximum doseMean timeNew stentTime of radiationVessel wallMonthsOverall rate