Localized Intracoronary Gamma-Radiation Therapy to Inhibit the Recurrence of Restenosis after Stenting
Leon M, Teirstein P, Moses J, Tripuraneni P, Lansky A, Jani S, Wong S, Fish D, Ellis S, Holmes D, Kerieakes D, Kuntz R. Localized Intracoronary Gamma-Radiation Therapy to Inhibit the Recurrence of Restenosis after Stenting. New England Journal Of Medicine 2001, 344: 250-256. PMID: 11172151, DOI: 10.1056/nejm200101253440402.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAngioplasty, Balloon, CoronaryBrachytherapyCombined Modality TherapyCoronary DiseaseCoronary ThrombosisDose-Response Relationship, RadiationDouble-Blind MethodFemaleGamma RaysHumansIridium RadioisotopesMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisMyocardial InfarctionPlatelet Aggregation InhibitorsRadiotherapy DosageSecondary PreventionStentsConceptsIridium-192 groupMyocardial infarctionLate thrombosisStent restenosisIridium-192Intracoronary irradiationTarget lesionsIntracoronary gamma radiation therapyMajor adverse cardiac eventsFrequency of restenosisOral antiplatelet therapyAdverse cardiac eventsComposite of deathPrimary end pointLate myocardial infarctionIntracoronary radiation therapyIncidence of deathRecurrence of restenosisGamma radiation therapyEligible patientsAngiographic restenosisAntiplatelet therapyPlacebo groupCardiac eventsCoronary angioplasty