Late thrombosis after gamma-brachytherapy

Akiko Maehara; Gary S Mintz; Neil J Weissman; Anh B Bui; Marco T Castagna; Andrew E Ajani; August D Pichard; Lowell F Satler; William O Suddath; Kenneth M Kent; Nathan Yang; Rosanna Chan; Larry White; Ron Waksman

doi:10.1002/ccd.10451

Late thrombosis after gamma-brachytherapy

Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2003 Apr;58(4):455-8. doi: 10.1002/ccd.10451.

Authors

Akiko Maehara¹, Gary S Mintz, Neil J Weissman, Anh B Bui, Marco T Castagna, Andrew E Ajani, August D Pichard, Lowell F Satler, William O Suddath, Kenneth M Kent, Nathan Yang, Rosanna Chan, Larry White, Ron Waksman

Affiliation

¹ Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, Cardiovascular Research Institute, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, D.C. 20010, USA.

PMID: 12652494
DOI: 10.1002/ccd.10451

Abstract

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.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / adverse effects*
Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / methods
Brachytherapy / adverse effects*
Brachytherapy / methods
Coronary Angiography
Coronary Restenosis / radiotherapy*
Coronary Stenosis / diagnostic imaging
Coronary Stenosis / therapy*
Coronary Thrombosis / diagnostic imaging
Coronary Thrombosis / etiology*
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Risk Assessment
Sampling Studies
Severity of Illness Index
Stents / adverse effects*
Time Factors
Ultrasonography, Interventional / methods