Treatment of in-stent restenosis after implantation of a drug-eluting stent is a critical issue. We provide the first report of the use of intravascular radiation therapy for this purpose in a 73-year-old diabetic patient stented for small-vessel bifurcation; treatment of Cypher diffuse in-stent restenosis with (32)P brachytherapy proved successful at clinical and angiographic follow-up at 7 months. This finding should encourage systematic studies on the safety and efficacy of IRT in this problematic setting.
Ortolani P, Marzocchi A, Aquilina M, Gaiba W, Neri S, Marrozzini C, et al. (2005). 32P brachytherapy in the treatment of complex Cypher in-stent restenosis. JOURNAL OF INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGY, 18(3), 205-211 [10.1111/j.1540-8183.2005.04061.x].
32P brachytherapy in the treatment of complex Cypher in-stent restenosis.
MARZOCCHI, ANTONIO;AQUILINA, MATTEO;GAIBA, WILLIAM;NERI, STEFANO;TAGLIERI, NEVIO;BRANZI, ANGELO
2005
Abstract
Treatment of in-stent restenosis after implantation of a drug-eluting stent is a critical issue. We provide the first report of the use of intravascular radiation therapy for this purpose in a 73-year-old diabetic patient stented for small-vessel bifurcation; treatment of Cypher diffuse in-stent restenosis with (32)P brachytherapy proved successful at clinical and angiographic follow-up at 7 months. This finding should encourage systematic studies on the safety and efficacy of IRT in this problematic setting.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
