32P brachytherapy in the treatment of complex Cypher in-stent restenosis.

Autor: Ortolani P, Marzocchi A, Aquilina M, Gaiba W, Neri S, Marrozzini C, Palmerini T, Taglieri N, Branzi A, Grines CL, Garratt KN, Weaver WD, Ortolani, Paolo, Marzocchi, Antonio, Aquilina, Matteo, Gaiba, William, Neri, Stefano, Marrozzini, Cinzia, Palmerini, Tullio, Taglieri, Nevio
Zdroj: Journal of Interventional Cardiology; Jun2005, Vol. 18 Issue 3, p205-211, 7p
Abstrakt: Treatment of in-stent restenosis after implantation of a drug-eluting stent is a critical issue. We provide the first report of the use of intravascular radiation therapy for this purpose in a 73-year-old diabetic patient stented for small-vessel bifurcation; treatment of Cypher diffuse in-stent restenosis with (32)P brachytherapy proved successful at clinical and angiographic follow-up at 7 months. This finding should encourage systematic studies on the safety and efficacy of IRT in this problematic setting. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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