Late Stent Malapposition Occurring after Intracoronary Beta-Irradiation Detected by Intravascular Ultrasound

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 651-655

  Kozuma, Ken ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Angioplasty; Brachytherapy; Intravascular ultrasound; Vessel remodeling

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BETA RADIATION; BLOOD VESSEL TRANSPLANTATION; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; FOREIGN BODY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; RADIOTHERAPY; STENT; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY;

ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; BETA RAYS; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; CORONARY STENOSIS; FOREIGN-BODY MIGRATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; RADIOTHERAPY; STENTS;

EID: 0000708230     PISSN: 10423931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (2)

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2. Verin V, Popowski Y, Urban P, et al. Intra-arterial beta irradiation prevents neointimal hyperplasia in a hypercholesterolemic rabbit restenosis model. Circulation 1995;92:2284-2290.