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Late thrombosis after gamma‐brachytherapy
Author(s) -
Maehara Akiko,
Mintz Gary S.,
Weissman Neil J.,
Bui Anh B.,
Castagna Marco T.,
Ajani Andrew E.,
Pichard August D.,
Satler Lowell F.,
Suddath William O.,
Kent Kenneth M.,
Yang Nathan,
Chan Rosanna,
White Larry,
Waksman Ron
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
catheterization and cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1522-726X
pISSN - 1522-1946
DOI - 10.1002/ccd.10451
Subject(s) - medicine , restenosis , brachytherapy , thrombosis , radiology , lesion , stent , angina , angioplasty , surgery , cardiology , radiation therapy , myocardial infarction
Late stent thrombosis (> 30 days after treatment) is a new phenomenon occurring after vascular brachytherapy. We report the analysis of 11 patients with late thrombosis after gamma‐irradiation treatment of in‐stent restenosis. All patients had in‐stent restenosis and angina. Contributing factors to late thrombosis include long stents, small distal vessels, and complex lesion morphology. Cathet Cardiovasc Intervent 2003;58:455–458. © 2003 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.