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