A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials of intracoronary gamma- and beta-radiation therapy for in-stent restenosis

Heart and Vessels

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 368-374

  Uchida, Takahiro ^a   Bakhai, Ameet ^b   Almonacid, Alexandra ^c   Shibata, Taro ^d   Cox, Barbra ^e   Kuntz, Richard E ^c  

^a TOKYO WOMEN'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CANCER CENTER   (Japan)

^e HARVARD CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; Meta analysis; Restenosis; Stent

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BETA RADIATION; BRACHYTHERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; GAMMA RADIATION; GRAFT OCCLUSION; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESTENOSIS; SAPHENOUS VEIN; STENT; TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BETA RAYS; BRACHYTHERAPY; CORONARY RESTENOSIS; GAMMA RAYS; GRAFT OCCLUSION, VASCULAR; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SAPHENOUS VEIN; STENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 36048939607     PISSN: 09108327     EISSN: 16152573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00380-006-0919-z     Document Type: Article

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