32P brachytherapy in the treatment of complex Cypher in-stent restenosis

J Interv Cardiol. 2005 Jun;18(3):205-11. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-8183.2005.04061.x.

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / instrumentation
  • Brachytherapy / methods*
  • Coronary Angiography
  • Coronary Restenosis / diagnostic imaging
  • Coronary Restenosis / radiotherapy*
  • Coronary Vessels / radiation effects
  • Coronary Vessels / surgery
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Myocardial Infarction / surgery
  • Phosphorus Radioisotopes / therapeutic use
  • Prosthesis Failure
  • Stents*

Substances

  • Phosphorus Radioisotopes