2003
Beta radiation in lesions > 15 mm: a START subgroup.
Heuser R, Laskey W, Lansky A, Popma J, Bonan R. Beta radiation in lesions > 15 mm: a START subgroup. Journal Of Invasive Cardiology 2003, 15: 641-3. PMID: 14608136.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlacebo groupLong lesionsStent restenosisSTART trialMajor adverse cardiac eventsAngiographic lesion characteristicsIntracoronary beta radiationAdverse cardiac eventsBinary restenosis rateIncidence of recurrentMean lesion lengthSignificant reductionLesion revascularizationRecurrent restenosisVessel revascularizationAngiographic parametersCardiac eventsClinical restenosisPatient demographicsRestenosis rateCoronary lesionsStent thrombosisLesion characteristicsRadiation groupRadiation therapy
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