Vascular brachytherapy using a beta emitter source in diabetic patients with in-stent restenosis: Angiographic and clinical outcomes
Suntharalingam M, Laskey WK, Tantibhedhyangkul W, Lansky A, Teirstein P, Bass T, Silber S, Rutherford B, Wilmer C, Popma JJ, Kuntz R, Bonan R. Vascular brachytherapy using a beta emitter source in diabetic patients with in-stent restenosis: Angiographic and clinical outcomes. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2003, 57: 536-542. PMID: 12957267, DOI: 10.1016/s0360-3016(03)00537-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVessel revascularization ratePercutaneous coronary interventionDiabetic patientsNondiabetic patientsVascular brachytherapyNondiabetic counterpartsStent restenosisRevascularization ratesCoronary interventionLess target lesion revascularizationConventional percutaneous coronary interventionBinary angiographic restenosisAngiographic restenosis rateTarget lesion revascularizationReference vessel diameterComplex coronary lesionsMinimal lumen diameterStudy of patientsPercent diameter stenosisVessel diameterTreatment effectsBeta-Cath SystemBreslow-Day testLesion revascularizationAngiographic restenosis