2006
Safety of beta radiation exposure to the non-target segment: an intravascular ultrasound dosimetric analysis.
Kaneda H, Honda Y, Morino Y, Fox T, Crocker I, Lansky AJ, Yock PG, Bonan R, Fitzgerald PJ. Safety of beta radiation exposure to the non-target segment: an intravascular ultrasound dosimetric analysis. Journal Of Invasive Cardiology 2006, 18: 309-12. PMID: 16816435.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDosimetric analysisDistal segmentsRadiation exposureDistal reference sitesStent restenosis casesSignificant serial changesGreater radiation exposurePositive vessel remodelingRestenosis casesBeta radiation exposureLumen lossPositive remodelingCoronary arteryPlaque volumeGeographic missPlaque areaDistal vasculatureSerial changesPlaque massPlaque increasePrescribed doseVessel changesMild increaseMinimum doseVessel remodeling
2002
Randomized Trial of 90Sr/90Y β-Radiation Versus Placebo Control for Treatment of In-Stent Restenosis
Popma JJ, Suntharalingam M, Lansky AJ, Heuser RR, Speiser B, Teirstein PS, Massullo V, Bass T, Henderson R, Silber S, von Rottkay P, Bonan R, Ho KK, Osattin, MPH A, Kuntz RE. Randomized Trial of 90Sr/90Y β-Radiation Versus Placebo Control for Treatment of In-Stent Restenosis. Circulation 2002, 106: 1090-1096. PMID: 12196334, DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.0000027814.96651.72.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTarget vessel revascularizationStent restenosisPlacebo-treated patientsPrimary end pointCatheter-based treatmentIn-Stent RestenosisPlacebo sourcesStent thrombosesAngiographic restenosisClinical restenosisFirst multicenterIntracoronary radiationMyocardial infarctionPlacebo controlPatientsPrescribed doseRestenosisConventional treatmentIntracoronary catheterEnd pointDay 244PlaceboRevascularizationTreatmentIncidence