Serial intravascular ultrasound assessment of the efficacy of intracoronary γ-radiation therapy for preventing recurrence in very long, diffuse, in-stent restenosis lesions

Circulation

Volumn 104, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 856-859

  Ahmed, Javed M ^a   Mintz, Gary S ^a,b   Waksman, Ron ^a   Mehran, Roxana ^a   Leiboff, Borjanka ^a   Pichard, Augusto D ^a   Satler, Lowell F ^a   Kent, Kenneth M ^a   Weissman, Neil J ^a  

^a WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Radiotherapy; Restenosis; Ultrasonics

Indexed keywords

ARTERY INTIMA PROLIFERATION; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; GAMMA RADIATION; HUMAN; INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTENOSIS; STENT; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0035928754     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/hc3301.095285     Document Type: Article

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