2002
Five-year clinical and angiographic follow-up after intracoronary iridium-192 radiation therapy
Condado JA, Waksman R, Saucedo JF, Bhargava B, Lansky AJ, Calderas C, Gurdiel O, Gonzalez J, Fadoul M, Parra B, Iturria I, Amezaga B. Five-year clinical and angiographic follow-up after intracoronary iridium-192 radiation therapy. Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine 2002, 3: 74-81. PMID: 12699836, DOI: 10.1016/s1522-1865(03)00077-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuantitative coronary analysisIntracoronary gamma radiationBalloon angioplastyRadiation therapyAngiographic complicationsStandard balloon angioplastyBinary restenosis rateIntracoronary radiation therapyIncidence of restenosisNew adverse effectsPrevention of restenosisLesion revascularizationUnstable anginaAngioplasty siteRestenosis rateNontarget vesselsTotal occlusionMyocardial infarctionAngiographic effectsClinical trialsAneurysm formationLate lossNeointimal formationLong-term effectsPatientsDevice selection in the treatment of in-stent restenosis with and without radiation (from the Gamma Radiation Trials)
Ajani AE, Waksman R, Zimarino M, Kim H, Pichard AD, Satler LF, Kent KM, White RL, Pinnow E, Mehran R, Lansky A, Lindsay J. Device selection in the treatment of in-stent restenosis with and without radiation (from the Gamma Radiation Trials). The American Journal Of Cardiology 2002, 89: 137-144. PMID: 11792331, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(01)02189-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAnalysis of VarianceAngioplastyAngioplasty, Balloon, CoronaryChi-Square DistributionCoronary DiseaseDose-Response Relationship, RadiationFemaleHumansIridium RadioisotopesLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedProspective StudiesRisk FactorsSecondary PreventionStentsTreatment OutcomeVascular PatencyConceptsExcimer laser coronary angioplastyMajor adverse coronary eventsAdditional stent implantationTreatment of ISRRecurrence rateCoronary angioplastyRotational atherectomyStent implantationStent restenosisBalloon percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplastyPercutaneous transluminal coronary angioplastyIntracoronary gamma radiationLate clinical outcomesAdverse coronary eventsOverall recurrence rateTransluminal coronary angioplastyLaser coronary angioplastyHigh recurrence rateUse of stentingDevice selectionAngiographic characteristicsMACE ratePlacebo groupPlacebo therapyCoronary events
2001
Intracoronary radiation with gamma wire inhibits recurrent in-stent restenosis
Waksman R, Bhargava B, Chan R, Sherman W, Pisch J, Mintz G, Lansky A, Ahmed J, Ricci N, Liprie S. Intracoronary radiation with gamma wire inhibits recurrent in-stent restenosis. Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine 2001, 2: 63-68. PMID: 11340009, DOI: 10.1016/s1522-1865(00)00086-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntracoronary gamma radiationTarget lesion revascularizationStent restenosisMyocardial infractionBaseline lesion lengthUnderwent bypass surgeryBinary restenosis rateEvent-free survivalNeointimal tissue proliferationInitial clinical trialsStent restenosis resultsSource wireLesion revascularizationRepeat PTCAAngiographic restenosisPrimary endpointRepeat revascularizationSecondary endpointsBypass surgeryRestenosis rateIntracoronary radiationProcedural successTherapeutic challengeClinical trialsNeointimal hyperplasia