Late incomplete apposition with excessive remodeling of the stented coronary artery following intravascular brachytherapy

Hiroyuki Okura; David P Lee; Sydney Lo; Alan C Yeung; Yasuhiro Honda; Ron Waksman; Grzegorz L Kaluza; Nadir M Ali; Heidi N Bonneau; Paul G Yock; Albert E Raizner; Gary S Mintz; Peter J Fitzgerald

doi:10.1016/s0002-9149(03)00728-8

Late incomplete apposition with excessive remodeling of the stented coronary artery following intravascular brachytherapy

Am J Cardiol. 2003 Sep 1;92(5):587-90. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9149(03)00728-8.

Authors

Hiroyuki Okura¹, David P Lee, Sydney Lo, Alan C Yeung, Yasuhiro Honda, Ron Waksman, Grzegorz L Kaluza, Nadir M Ali, Heidi N Bonneau, Paul G Yock, Albert E Raizner, Gary S Mintz, Peter J Fitzgerald

Affiliation

¹ Center for Research in Cardiovascular Interventions, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California 94305, USA.

PMID: 12943881
DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(03)00728-8

Abstract

Intravascular brachytherapy may cause "exaggerated" vessel remodeling with late incomplete apposition in segments that have little disease, which are exposed to higher radiation doses. The long-term clinical impact of this finding is unclear.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Aged
Brachytherapy / adverse effects*
Brachytherapy / methods*
Coronary Angiography
Coronary Disease / diagnosis
Coronary Disease / radiotherapy*
Coronary Restenosis / etiology
Coronary Vessels / pathology*
Equipment Design
Equipment Failure
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Incidence
Linear Models
Male
Middle Aged
Phosphorus Radioisotopes / adverse effects
Phosphorus Radioisotopes / therapeutic use
Risk Factors
Single-Blind Method
Stents / adverse effects*
Time Factors
Treatment Outcome
Ultrasonography, Interventional / adverse effects*
Ultrasonography, Interventional / methods*

Substances

Phosphorus Radioisotopes