Intracoronary brachytherapy in the treatment of in-stent restenosis. Initial experience in Brazil
| Autor: | Rodrigo de Morais Hanriot, Breno Oliveira Almeida, João Victor Salvajoli, Marco Antonio Perin, Fábio Sândoli de Brito, José Carlos da Cruz, Mônica Lagatta, Miguel Antonio Neves Rati, Nadia Sueli de Medeiros |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2001 |
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medicine.medical_specialty lcsh:Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system medicine.medical_treatment Brachytherapy Treatment outcome Coronary Restenosis Restenosis Recurrence Angioplasty medicine Humans Aged Ultrasonography business.industry Middle Aged medicine.disease Intracoronary brachytherapy Surgery Treatment Outcome lcsh:RC666-701 Radiological weapon Female Stents Radiology In stent restenosis Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business |
| Zdroj: | Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia, Vol 77, Iss 3, Pp 270-273 (2001) Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia, Volume: 77, Issue: 3, Pages: 270-273, Published: SEP 2001 |
| ISSN: | 1678-4170 |
| Popis: | Intracoronary brachytherapy using beta or gamma radiation is currently the most efficient type of therapy for preventing the recurrence of coronary in-stent restenosis. Its implementation depends on the interaction among interventionists, radiotherapists, and physicists to assure the safety and quality of the method. The authors report the pioneering experience in Brazil of the treatment of 2 patients with coronary in-stent restenosis, in whom beta radiation was used as part of the international multicenter randomized PREVENT study (Proliferation REduction with Vascular ENergy Trial). The procedures were performed rapidly and did not require significant modifications in the traditional techniques used for conventional angioplasty. Alteration in the radiological protection devices of the hemodynamic laboratory were also not required, showing that intracoronary brachytherapy using beta radiation can be incorporated into the interventional tools of cardiology in our environment. |
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