Intracoronary brachytherapy in the treatment of in-stent restenosis. Initial experience in Brazil
Arq. bras. cardiol
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77(3): 270-273, Sept. 2001. ilus
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RESUMO
Intracoronary brachytherapy using beta or gamma radiation is currently the most efficient type of therapy for preventing the recurrence of coronary in-stent restenosis. Its implementation depends on the interaction among interventionists, radiotherapists, and physicists to assure the safety and quality of the method. The authors report the pioneering experience in Brazil of the treatment of 2 patients with coronary in-stent restenosis, in whom beta radiation was used as part of the international multicenter randomized PREVENT study (Proliferation REduction with Vascular ENergy Trial). The procedures were performed rapidly and did not require significant modifications in the traditional techniques used for conventional angioplasty. Alteration in the radiological protection devices of the hemodynamic laboratory were also not required, showing that intracoronary brachytherapy using beta radiation can be incorporated into the interventional tools of cardiology in our environment
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Asunto principal:
Braquiterapia
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Stents
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Enfermedad Coronaria
Tipo de estudio:
Ensayo Clínico Controlado
Límite:
Anciano
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Femenino
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Humanos
País/Región como asunto:
America del Sur
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Brasil
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Arq. bras. cardiol
Asunto de la revista:
Cardiología
Año:
2001
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
Brasil
Institución/País de afiliación:
Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein/BR
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