Intravascular ultrasound analysis of the impact of gamma radiation therapy on the treatment of saphenous vein graft in-stent restenosis

Am J Cardiol. 2002 Dec 15;90(12):1378-81. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9149(02)02877-1.

Authors

Marco T Castagna¹, Gary S Mintz, Neil J Weissman, Javed M Ahmed, Akiko Maehara, Andrew E Ajani, Ellen Pinnow, Lowell F Satler, William O Suddath, Kenneth M Kent, Augusto D Pichard, Ron Waksman

Affiliation

¹ Cardiovascular Research Institute, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC 20010, USA.

PMID: 12480049
DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(02)02877-1

No abstract available

Publication types

Clinical Trial
Comparative Study
Randomized Controlled Trial

MeSH terms

Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / methods
Brachytherapy*
Coronary Artery Bypass
Coronary Restenosis / diagnostic imaging*
Coronary Restenosis / radiotherapy
Coronary Restenosis / surgery
Double-Blind Method
Gamma Rays
Graft Occlusion, Vascular / diagnostic imaging*
Graft Occlusion, Vascular / etiology
Graft Occlusion, Vascular / radiotherapy
Humans
Iridium Radioisotopes / therapeutic use*
Prospective Studies
Random Allocation
Saphenous Vein / diagnostic imaging
Saphenous Vein / transplantation*
Stents*
Treatment Outcome
Tunica Intima / radiation effects
Ultrasonography, Interventional / methods

Substances

Iridium Radioisotopes