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 effectsPatients