Repeat Radiation for Recurrent In-Stent Restenosis in Patients Who Failed Initial Brachytherapy

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 732-735

  Kuchulakanti, Pramod ^a   Waksman, Ron ^a  

^a WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

In stent restenosis; Repeat radiation; Vascular brachytherapy

Indexed keywords

ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; TACROLIMUS;

ARTERY INTIMA PROLIFERATION; BRACHYTHERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORONARY STENT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG ELUTING STENT; HUMAN; IN STENT RESTENOSIS; INTRAVASCULAR BRACHYTHERAPY; INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; RADIATION DOSE; REPEAT RADIATION; RESTENOSIS; RETREATMENT; REVIEW; THROMBOSIS; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY; TREATMENT FAILURE;

BRACHYTHERAPY; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CORONARY RESTENOSIS; HUMANS; HYPERPLASIA; RECURRENCE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TUNICA INTIMA;

EID: 0346848796     PISSN: 10423931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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