2002
Balloon‐based radiation therapy for treatment of in‐stent restenosis in human coronary arteries: Results from the BRITE I study
Waksman R, Buchbinder M, Reisman M, Lansky AJ, Trauthen B, Whiting J, Li A. Balloon‐based radiation therapy for treatment of in‐stent restenosis in human coronary arteries: Results from the BRITE I study. Catheterization And Cardiovascular Interventions 2002, 57: 286-294. PMID: 12410499, DOI: 10.1002/ccd.10359.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedArteriesBlood Vessel ProsthesisCatheterizationCoronary AngiographyCoronary RestenosisDose-Response Relationship, RadiationFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansIncidenceMaleMiddle AgedPilot ProjectsProspective StudiesRadiotherapy, Computer-AssistedReoperationRisk FactorsStentsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsStent restenosisRadiation therapyMajor adverse cardiac eventsAdverse cardiac eventsIntracoronary radiation therapyStudy eligibility criteriaStent restenosis resultsInstances of deathHuman coronary arteriesBinary restenosisRepeat PTCAPrimary endpointCardiac eventsClinical restenosisEmergency surgeryLate complicationsAngioplasty siteRestenosis rateRecurrence rateTotal occlusionConventional therapyCoronary arteryEligibility criteriaLate thrombosisTarget vessel
1999
Two-year follow-up after intracoronary gamma radiation therapy
Condado J, Waksman R, Calderas C, Saucedo J, Lansky A. Two-year follow-up after intracoronary gamma radiation therapy. Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine 1999, 1: 30-35. PMID: 11272353, DOI: 10.1016/s1522-1865(98)00014-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPercutaneous transluminal coronary angioplastyIntracoronary gamma radiation therapyGamma radiation therapyRadiation therapyBinary restenosisAngiographic binary restenosisMean late lossLate luminal lossTransluminal coronary angioplastyEndovascular revascularization proceduresAngiographic complicationsEarly pseudoaneurysmRestenosis indexAngiographic outcomesLate complicationsCoronary angioplastyRevascularization proceduresLuminal lossLate aneurysmSpontaneous regressionUnfavorable remodelingSerial angiographyLate effectsLate lossLong-term effects