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Salihu A, Roguelov C, Fournier S, Coucke P, Eeckhout E. Intracoronary Brachytherapy for Restenosis: 20 Years of Follow-Up. Cardiovasc Revasc Med 2023; 54:1-4. [PMID: 37087307 DOI: 10.1016/j.carrev.2023.04.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2023] [Revised: 04/06/2023] [Accepted: 04/10/2023] [Indexed: 04/24/2023]
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BACKGROUND/PURPOSE Intracoronary brachytherapy (ICB) has mainly been used to treat in-stent restenosis following percutaneous coronary intervention and was virtually abandoned about 20 years ago. However, patients treated with this strategy are still alive and some teams continue to perform this therapy. We aimed to investigate the very long-term clinical outcome of patients treated with ICB. METHODS/MATERIALS A total of 173 consecutive patients who had been treated with ICB at a large tertiary referral centre between 1998 and 2003 were included. The primary endpoint of the study was all-cause mortality. The secondary endpoints were as follows: occurrence of major adverse cardiac events (MACE, defined as all-cause death, non-fatal myocardial infarction, or target vessel revascularization), cardiac death, and presence of angina at the end of follow-up. RESULTS Patients' mean age at the time of ICB was 64 ± 10 years and 77 % were male. Restenosis (bare metal stent vs. balloon angioplasty) was the only indication for ICB. Unstable angina was present in 34 % of the patients. Follow-up was available for 166 patients. After a mean follow-up of 20 ± 1.3 years, 66 % of the patients had died (including 74 patients (67 %) with cardiac death). Cumulative MACE rate at 20 years was 96 %. CONCLUSIONS Very long-term follow-up of patients with in-stent restenosis treated with ICB confirmed a high all-cause mortality rate mainly due to cardiac causes and MACEs.
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- Adil Salihu
- Department of Cardiology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland.
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- Department of Cardiology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Fischell TA. Editorial: Intracoronary Brachytherapy for In-Stent Restenosis: Not Bad in the Sprint, But Fails in the Marathon. Cardiovasc Revasc Med 2023; 54:5-6. [PMID: 37271595 DOI: 10.1016/j.carrev.2023.05.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2023] [Accepted: 05/24/2023] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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- Tim A Fischell
- Michigan State University, United States of America; Western Michigan University, United States of America; Borgess Heart Institute, 1521 Gull Road, Kalamazoo, MI 49008, United States of America.
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Detloff LR, Ho EC, Ellis SG, Ciezki JP, Cherian S, Smile TD. Coronary intravascular brachytherapy for in-stent restenosis: A review of the contemporary literature. Brachytherapy 2022; 21:692-702. [PMID: 35718634 DOI: 10.1016/j.brachy.2022.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2022] [Revised: 04/25/2022] [Accepted: 05/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Intracoronary stent restenosis (ISR) is a clinically relevant challenge in the modern era. Heterogeneity in patient- and lesion-specific factors can further compound this clinical challenge. Coronary intravascular brachytherapy (IVBT) was the standard therapeutic approach for ISR prior to the advent of drug-eluting stents (DES). Despite prospective data describing the superiority of DES over IVBT for treating de novo ISR, IVBT remains a treatment option for patients with complex disease. The purpose of this review is to evaluate the historical and contemporary literature surrounding IVBT in order to elucidate its role in modern cardiac care and to describe opportunities for future investigations to improve patient selection. Herein, we provide a review of the contemporary literature describing IVBT as a safe and effective treatment option for patients with recurrent, refractory ISR after multilayer DES and no good surgical or mechanical option. Combination therapy with emerging technologies such as DCBs may further increase efficacy.
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- Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH; Department of Radiation Oncology, Taussig Cancer Center, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
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- Miller Family Heart, Vascular, and Thoracic Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Taussig Cancer Center, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Taussig Cancer Center, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Taussig Cancer Center, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.
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Varghese MJ, Bhatheja S, Baber U, Kezbor S, Chincholi A, Chamaria S, Buckstein M, Bakst R, Kini A, Sharma S. Intravascular Brachytherapy for the Management of Repeated Multimetal-Layered Drug-Eluting Coronary Stent Restenosis. Circ Cardiovasc Interv 2019; 11:e006832. [PMID: 30354630 DOI: 10.1161/circinterventions.118.006832] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Because of the widespread acceptance of percutaneous coronary intervention with drug-eluting stents as an effective treatment strategy for in-stent restenosis, it is common to encounter multimetal layer stent restenosis in the recent years. This study aimed to evaluate the clinical outcomes of such patients treated with intravascular brachytherapy (IVBT) in comparison with other percutaneous options. METHODS AND RESULTS We enrolled patients who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention during the period between 2011 and 2015 for recurrent drug-eluting stents in-stent restenosis with at least 2 layers of stents at the lesion site. This analysis compared patients who underwent treatment with IVBT and those who did not (non-IVBT group). The primary end point measured was major adverse cardiac events defined as a composite of target lesion revascularization, myocardial infarction, and all-cause mortality at 12 months. Adjusted associations were measured using propensity score matching. A total of 328 percutaneous coronary intervention patients met the eligibility criteria, of which 197 patients received IVBT, and 131 patients underwent routine percutaneous intervention. The primary end point was significantly lower in patients undergoing IVBT (13.2% and 28.2%; P=0.01). A propensity score matching for risk factors of in-stent restenosis identified 182 patients. The advantages of IVBT with regard to 1-year major adverse cardiac events were confirmed in this matched cohort (13.2% and 30.8%; adjusted hazard ratio [95% CI]: 0.37 [0.18-0.73]; P<0.01). CONCLUSIONS In this analysis, IVBT led to significantly lower major adverse cardiac events in patients with multilayered drug-eluting stents restenosis when compared with other percutaneous options at 1-year follow-up.
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- Mithun J Varghese
- Division of Cardiology, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory (M.J.V., S.B., U.B., S.K., A.C., S.C., A.K., S.S.), Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY
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- Division of Cardiology, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory (M.J.V., S.B., U.B., S.K., A.C., S.C., A.K., S.S.), Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY
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- Division of Cardiology, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory (M.J.V., S.B., U.B., S.K., A.C., S.C., A.K., S.S.), Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY
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- Division of Cardiology, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory (M.J.V., S.B., U.B., S.K., A.C., S.C., A.K., S.S.), Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY
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- Division of Cardiology, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory (M.J.V., S.B., U.B., S.K., A.C., S.C., A.K., S.S.), Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY
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- Division of Cardiology, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory (M.J.V., S.B., U.B., S.K., A.C., S.C., A.K., S.S.), Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY
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- Department of Radiation Oncology (M.B., R.B.), Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY
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- Department of Radiation Oncology (M.B., R.B.), Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY
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- Division of Cardiology, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory (M.J.V., S.B., U.B., S.K., A.C., S.C., A.K., S.S.), Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY
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- Division of Cardiology, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory (M.J.V., S.B., U.B., S.K., A.C., S.C., A.K., S.S.), Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY
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Intravascular brachytherapy for coronary arteries. Clin Privil White Pap 2016;:1-20. [PMID: 27735178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Seabra Gomes R, de Araújo Gonçalves P, Campante Teles R, de Sousa Almeida M. Late results (>10 years) of intracoronary beta brachytherapy for diffuse in-stent restenosis. Rev Port Cardiol 2014; 33:609-16. [PMID: 25304770 DOI: 10.1016/j.repc.2014.02.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2013] [Revised: 01/28/2014] [Accepted: 02/02/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Until the development of drug-eluting stents (DES), diffuse in-stent restenosis (ISR) was the main limitation of bare-metal stents in percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Among the different treatments available, intracoronary brachytherapy (BT) emerged as one of the most promising, although it was almost abandoned with the increasing use of DES. OBJECTIVE To assess the Portuguese experience with 90Sr/90Y beta brachytherapy for the treatment of diffuse ISR regarding long-term (>10 years) major adverse cardiac events (MACE) and angiographic restenosis. METHODS This single-center, retrospective, observational study included 12 consecutive patients treated between January and June 2001, mean age 58.6±9.9 years (range 43-77 years), 11 male. All had chronic stable angina, 75% had dyslipidemia, 58% had hypertension, 50% had peripheral arterial disease, 42% had diabetes and 50% had multivessel disease. Recurrent ISR was present in half of the patients and 11 had normal left ventricular function. After balloon dilatation, BT was performed using an Sr90/Y90 (Novoste Beta-CathTM) beta radiation source. All patients remained under dual antiplatelet therapy until scheduled nine-month follow-up angiography. Patients were followed for the occurrence of death (all-cause and cardiovascular), non-fatal myocardial infarction (MI), revascularization, stent thrombosis and angiographic restenosis. MACE were defined as the combined incidence of cardiac death, MI and urgent target vessel revascularization. RESULTS In all cases there was both clinical and angiographic success. In a mean follow-up of 10.9±2.5 years, 19 events occurred in seven patients: death in three (25%), only one cardiac (8.3%); ST-elevation MI in one (related to a non-target vessel) (8.3%); and 15 revascularizations in five (42%), of which nine were of the target vessel (mainly in the first two years). There was only one case of probable stent thrombosis. Angiographic restenosis at nine months was 27% (three out of 11 patients), of which two were total occlusions. Ten-year MACE-free survival was 42% (5 patients). CONCLUSIONS Intracoronary beta brachytherapy for the treatment of diffuse ISR in this small cohort of patients proved to be safe and efficacious, with no late adverse events related to intracoronary radiation.
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- Ricardo Seabra Gomes
- Unidade de Intervenção Cardiovascular (UNICARV), Serviço de Cardiologia, Hospital de Santa Cruz - CHLO, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Unidade de Intervenção Cardiovascular (UNICARV), Serviço de Cardiologia, Hospital de Santa Cruz - CHLO, Lisboa, Portugal; Faculdade de Ciências Médicas da Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal.
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- Unidade de Intervenção Cardiovascular (UNICARV), Serviço de Cardiologia, Hospital de Santa Cruz - CHLO, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Unidade de Intervenção Cardiovascular (UNICARV), Serviço de Cardiologia, Hospital de Santa Cruz - CHLO, Lisboa, Portugal
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Saghamanesh S, Karimian A, Abdi M. Absorbed dose assessment of cardiac and other tissues around the cardiovascular system in brachytherapy with 90Sr/90Y source by Monte Carlo simulation. Radiat Prot Dosimetry 2011; 147:296-299. [PMID: 21831866 DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncr347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Cardiac disease is one of the most important causes of death in the world. Coronary artery stenosis is a very common cardiac disease. Intravascular brachytherapy (IVBT) is one of the radiotherapy methods which have been used recently in coronary artery radiation therapy for the treatment of restenosis. (90)Sr/(90)Y, a beta-emitting source, is a proper option for cardiovascular brachytherapy. In this research, a Monte Carlo simulation was done to calculate dosimetry parameters and effective equivalent doses to the heart and its surrounding tissues during IVBT. The results of this study were compared with the published experimental data and other simulations performed by different programs but with the same source of radiation. A very good agreement was found between results of this work and the published data. An assessment of the risk for cardiac and other sensitive soft tissues surrounding the treated vessel during (90)Sr/(90)Y IVBT was also performed in the study.
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- S Saghamanesh
- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science , University of Isfahan, 81746-73441 Isfahan, Iran
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Li XJ, Rha SW, Wani SP, Wang L, Poddar KL, Oh DJ. Vascular brachytherapy revisited for in-stent restenosis in the drug-eluting stent era: current status and future perspective. Chin Med J (Engl) 2009; 122:2174-2179. [PMID: 19781306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
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- Xiong-jie Li
- Department of Cardiology, Sino-Korea Yanbian University Fuzhi Hospital, Yanji, Jilin 133002, China
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Nikolsky E, Gruberg L, Rosenblatt E, Grenadier E, Boulos M, Bernstein Z, Huber A, Gitman R, Bar-Deroma R, Markiewicz W, Beyar R. Chronic total occlusion due to diffuse in‐stent restenosis: is brachytherapy the solution? ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009; 6:33-8. [PMID: 15204171 DOI: 10.1080/14628840310004892] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Percutaneous coronary intervention of chronic total occlusions (CTO) is associated with a significantly higher incidence of reocclusion and restenosis compared with non-total occlusions. Randomized and observational trials have demonstrated the effectiveness of intracoronary brachytherapy (ICBT) for the prevention of recurrent in-stent restenosis. However, limited data are available on the effectiveness of ICBT in patients with totally occluded in-stent restenosis. The authors assessed the long-term outcome of patients treated with intracoronary gamma radiation for totally occluded in-stent restenotic lesions. Percutaneous coronary intervention and subsequent catheter-based irradiation with iridium-192 was performed in 100 patients (103 vessels) with diffuse in-stent restenosis. At baseline, CTO of the target vessel at the site of the stent was present in 15 vessels (14.5%). Follow-up data were collected during follow-up visits and from telephone interviews. Repeat coronary angiography was performed in symptomatic patients with clinical restenosis. Clinical and angiographic characteristics were similar between the two groups, although there was a trend towards more unstable angina at the index procedure in CTO patients (66.7% versus 41.4%; p = 0.12) compared with patients without non-total occlusions. A higher percentage of patients (53.3%) with CTO required longer radiation sources (14 seeds, covering a length of 55 mm), compared with 23.9% of patients with non-total occlusion (p = 0.04). With a mean follow-up period of 47.5 +/- 24.0 months, major adverse cardiac events (MACE) were observed in 10 of 15 patients (66.7%) with CTO compared with 25 out of 88 patients (28.4%) without CTO (p = 0.009). According to multivariate analysis, total occlusion of the target vessel at baseline was the single independent predictor of MACE at one-year follow-up (relative risk 16.2, 95% confidence interval 4.2-62.9; p < 0.0001). This study shows that the use of gamma radiation for the prevention of recurrence of in-stent restenosis in patients with CTO does not seem to be as effective as in patients with non-total occlusions. Furthermore, CTO was an independent predictor of worse outcome at long-term follow-up in this study.
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- E Nikolsky
- Department of Invasive Cardiology, Rambam Medical Center and Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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Alfonso F, Pérez-Vizcayno MJ, Cruz A, García J, Jimenez-Quevedo P, Escaned J, Hernandez R. Treatment of patients with in-stent restenosis. EUROINTERVENTION 2009; 5 Suppl D:D70-D78. [PMID: 19736076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Treatment of patients with in-stent restenosis (ISR) remains a technical challenge. This problem has been reduced since the advent of drug-eluting stents (DES), but continues to represent a significant burden during daily practice in interventional cardiology. Treatment of ISR after bare-metal stent implantation has evolved and currently DES constitute the intervention of choice. However, DES may also develop ISR. The best therapeutic alternative for patients suffering from ISR after DES implantation remains to be elucidated. This review will focus on treatment of patients with ISR emphasising currently available alternatives, technical issues, limitations and future perspectives.
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- Fernando Alfonso
- Interventional Cardiology, Cardiovascular Institute, San Carlos University Hospital, Madrid, Spain
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Werner GS, Moehlis H, Tischer K. Management of total restenotic occlusions. EUROINTERVENTION 2009; 5 Suppl D:D79-D83. [PMID: 19736077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Among lesions with in-stent restenosis (ISR), the in-stent chronic re-occlusions (ISR-CTO) is a subset with particularly unfavourable features regarding both the repeat procedure success and the prevention of lesion recurrence. A review of the literature and personal databases reveals that the prevalence of complete occlusive ISR represents about 5-10% of all CTO lesions, with little evidence regarding the successful long-term treatment. In fact, these lesions had been excluded from large contemporary trials dealing with the best modality for ISR management, and which showed eventually the superiority of drug-eluting stents (DES) as compared to brachytherapy. Only a limited experience exists with brachytherapy for ISR-CTOs, showing an inferior outcome as compared to non-occlusive ISRs. The lack of large study experience is true also for DES, so that only anecdotal experience in small series of patients is available. In some of the recent studies of DES in CTOs, again, ISR-CTOs were not included. Our own experience shows a slightly lower primary success rate of about 70% in ISR-CTOs as compared to 85% in primary CTOs, with a slightly higher recurrence rate with DES of 25%. ISR-CTOs are a clinical problem that had not been systematically addressed. However, we hope that this lesion subset may be of less relevance in the future when the use of DES in lesions which are prone for lesion recurrence will lead to less diffuse and occlusive ISR, and leaves rather focal and better manageable recurrent lesions.
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- Gerald S Werner
- Medizinische Klinik (Cardiology & Intensive Care), Klinikum Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany.
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Sabaté M. Secondary revascularisation following intracoronary brachytherapy. EUROINTERVENTION 2009; 5 Suppl D:D121-D126. [PMID: 19736060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Intracoronary brachytherapy (ICB) was developed as an attempt to prevent restenosis after percutaneous coronary interventions. Early clinical experiences showed impressive results especially in the subset of patients with in-stent restenosis. This led to the design of large multicentre trials that demonstrated the efficacy of ICB as adjunctive therapy in patients with in-stent restenosis as compared to conventional treatment. Despite these outstanding initial results, several limitations arose such as late thrombosis, edge effect or late catch-up phenomenon. These, together with the difficult logistic process to implement the ICB in the cath lab and the development of the drug-eluting stent shelved definitely the technique. This review describes the potentials and limitations of this therapy, as well as the current status in the drug-eluting stent era.
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- Manel Sabaté
- Interventional Cardiology Unit, Cardiology Department, Sant Pau University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain.
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Intravascular brachytherapy (IVBT) has been recognised as a treatment modality for reducing coronary restenosis after angioplasty and stent-implantation procedures. For the treatment of in-stent restenosis using beta-emitter (188)Re, delivering adequate doses to the entire vessel wall is not possible without the potential of overdosing tissues. A method to measure the dose distribution, perturbation and percentage depth dose using plane-parallel and cylindrical tissue-equivalent phantoms has been developed. Good agreement was found between experimental results and Monte Carlo simulation performed using MCNP4C code. The dose given to the affected area in the vascular region for intravascular radiation treatment was 15-30 Gy. Dose inhomogeneity beyond the stent surface decreased significantly with increasing radial distance. In the region close to the stent outer surface (>0.5-mm radial distance), a dose reduction of 11-17% due to the stent was observed. However, the dose perturbations due to the physical properties of metallic stents were found to be significant in IVBT for in-stent restenosis by using measured dose profiles in phantoms. The method can provide accuracy in beta isotope in vivo dosimetry results for treatments involving short-range dose distributions and provide a relatively high-level spatial resolution for detection.
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- Chien-Hau Chu
- Health Physics Division, Institute of Nuclear Energy Research, PO Box 3-10, Longtan 325, Taiwan, Republic of China
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Koshy SKG, Kleiman NS, George LK, Misra V, Hillegass WB, Brott BC. Vascular changes and black hole phenomenon after coronary brachytherapy: a pathologically distinct entity. J Invasive Cardiol 2008; 20:560-562. [PMID: 18830004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Restenosis remains an important issue even after coronary brachytherapy despite its efficacy in the treatment for in-stent restenosis. The acute and chronic changes in vascular wall are unique following brachytherapy. The restenotic tissue post coronary brachytherapy is relatively acellular and appears echolucent in intravascular ultrasound examination. This is dubbed the "black hole" phenomenon. Despite the similarity in the mode of action of brachytherapy and drug eluting stent implantation, the black hole phenomenon seems to be uncommon after drug-eluting stent implantation except in those patients who have had prior brachytherapy, bare-metal placement and after treatment of saphenous venous graft stenosis. It is possible that not all neointima in stents are created equal. We should propose that neointima be considered primary neointima if it forms after bare metal stenting, secondary neointima if it forms after CBT or DES, and perhaps tertiary if after combined CBT and DES. This type of classification may prove useful for research or clinical purposes. Almost certainly black hole phenomenon results from a modified neointima. However, we do not know whether this is the same restenotic tissue that was present before CBT but just depleted of its cellular element secondary to autolysis or a newly formed tertiary neointima? It is also not clear whether the changes in vascular wall and restenosis are similar after CBT or drug-eluting stent placement. However, there are some unique vascular changes that seem to be common after both of these procedures.
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- Santhosh K G Koshy
- Department of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, 1211 Union Avenue, Suite 340, Memphis, TN 38104, USA.
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Maeder MT, Pfisterer ME, Buser PT, Roser HW, Roth J, Weilenmann D, Nietlispach FP, Zellweger MJ, Amsler B, Kaiser CA. Long-term outcomes after intracoronary Beta-irradiation for in-stent restenosis in bare-metal stents. J Invasive Cardiol 2008; 20:179-184. [PMID: 18398235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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OBJECTIVE We sought to characterize the long-term outcomes of patients undergoing intracoronary brachytherapy using Beta- irradiation (Beta-BT). BACKGROUND Beta-BT is effective in reducing angiographic restenosis as well as target vessel revascularization (TVR) in patients with in-stent restenosis (ISR) after bare-metal stenting (BMS). METHODS 81 consecutive patients undergoing Beta-BT for ISR (irradiated length 32 [32-54] mm) after BMS in native vessels (n = 79) or saphenous vein grafts (n = 2) between 2001 and 2003 were followed. Major cardiac events (MACE), including cardiac death, nonfatal myocardial infarction (MI), and TVR occurring > 1 year or > 1 year were assessed 5.2 (4.4-5.6) years after the index procedure. RESULTS During the entire follow-up period, the total MACE rate was 49.4%. Within the first year and at > 1 year, MACE rates were 25.9% and 23.5%, cardiac death occurred in 2.4% and 6.2%, and nonfatal MI in 6.2% and 12.3% for annual cardiac death/MI rates of 8.7% at < 1 year and 4.1% thereafter. TVR was required in 19% at < 1 year and in 16% of patients later on. The only independent predictor of MACE occurring < 1 year was an irradiated vessel length > 32 mm (odds ratio [OR] 2.73, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.10-6.78; p = 0.03). The best, albeit not statistically significant, predictor of MACE occurring at > 1 year was the presence of diabetes mellitus (OR 2.49, 95% CI 0.94-6.57; p = 0.07). CONCLUSIONS Patients undergoing Beta-BT for ISR after BMS carry a substantial risk of MACE also beyond the first year, with annual cardiac death and nonfatal MI rates of 1.5% and 2.9% up to 5 years postprocedure.
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- Micha T Maeder
- Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Basel, Petersgraben 4, CH-4031 Basel, Switzerland
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Waksman R, Pakala R, Okabe T, Hellinga D, Chan R, Tio MO, Wittchow E, Hartwig S, Waldmann KH, Harder C. Efficacy and safety of absorbable metallic stents with adjunct intracoronary beta radiation in porcine coronary arteries. J Interv Cardiol 2007; 20:367-72. [PMID: 17880333 DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8183.2007.00272.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Absorbable metallic stents (AMS) utilizing Mg alloy carry advantages over permanent metallic stents because of their potential to eliminate stent thrombosis, chronic inflammation, or artifacts with noninvasive imaging. These stents, however, are associated with a modest degree of late recoil and intimal hyperplasia. The aim of the study was to test whether adjunct vascular brachytherapy (VBT) compared to AMS alone can overcome these limitations. METHODS Juvenile domestic pig coronary arteries underwent implantation of either AMS (n = 11) with prior adjunct VBT utilizing Sr/Y-90 beta source seeds, with a dose of 24 Gy at 2 mm from the source, or AMS alone (n = 11). At 28 days following intravascular ultrasound, vessels were harvested and analyzed by histomorphometry. RESULTS Intravascular ultrasound analysis indicated that at follow-up, though statistically not significant, lumen and stent areas in the segments deployed with AMS following radiation were larger than those deployed with AMS alone (3.94 +/- 1.38 and 3.53 +/- 1.75 vs. 2.99 +/- 1.05 and 3.58 +/- 1.48). Extrastent plaque and intrastent plaque areas in the same segments were smaller (2.76 +/- 0.82 and 0.24 +/- 0.47 vs. 3.25 +/- 1.94 and 0.58 +/- 0.81). Morphometric data indicate that vessels in the VBT + AMS group showed characteristics of delayed healing and re-endothelialization. Neointimal area was significantly lower in the VBT + AMS group (0.49 +/- 0.34) compared to AMS (1.3 +/- 0.62, P = 0.001). Lumen area of the VBT + AMS was larger when compared with AMS alone (2.49 +/- 0.82 vs. 1.75 +/- 0.51, P = 0.02). CONCLUSION VBT as an adjunct to AMS further reduces the intimal hyperplasia and improves the lumen area when compared to AMS alone but does not have any impact on late recoil.
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- Ron Waksman
- Cardiovascular Research Institute, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC 20010, USA.
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Wilczek K, Petelenz B, Strzała A, Marczewska B, Traczyk M, Poloński L. Dose perturbation caused by stents: experiments with a model 90Sr/90Y source. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 2007; 30:981-91. [PMID: 17710473 DOI: 10.1007/s00270-007-9148-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2006] [Revised: 06/12/2007] [Accepted: 06/21/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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PURPOSE Biological effects of intravascular brachytherapy are very sensitive to discrepancies between the prescription and the applied dose. If brachytherapy is aimed at in-stent restenosis, shielding and shadowing effects of metallic stents may change the dose distribution relative to that produced by the bare source. The development of new generations of stents inspired us to a new experimental study in this field. The effect was studied for 14 stents which we have recently encountered in clinical practice. METHODS The model source was a continuous 20-mm column of (90)Sr/(90)Y solution sealed in a 1-mm-I.D. Plexiglas capillary. The dose distribution in the Plexiglas phantom was mapped using GafChromic MD-55-2 film. The stent masses varied from 2.5 to 25 mg; the strut thicknesses, from 0.075 to 0.15 mm; and the atomic numbers of stent materials, from 24 (Cr) to 79 (Au). RESULTS Dose perturbations depend on a variety of stent features. Local reduction of the mean dose rates near the reference distance (r(0) = 2 mm) varied from 11% to 47%. No simple correlation was found between these data and stent characteristics, but it seems that the atomic number of the stent material is less important than the strut thickness and mesh density. CONCLUSION The results provide a warning that clinical indications for in-stent radiation therapy must always be confronted with another aspect of the patient's history: the kind of implanted stent. Intravascular brachytherapy using pure beta sources may be recommended only for patients "wearing" light, thin-strut stents. The presence of thick-strut stents is a contraindication for this modality, due to excessive dose perturbation.
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- Krzysztof Wilczek
- The Silesian Center for Heart Diseases, 3rd Chair and Clinical Hospital for Heart Diseases, Medical University of Silesia, 41-800 Zabrze, Szpitalna 2, Poland
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Lee SW, Park SW, Park DW, Lee SW, Kim SH, Jang JS, Jeong YH, Kim YH, Lee CW, Hong MK, Yun SC, Kim JJ, Park SJ. Comparison of six-month angiographic and three-year outcomes after sirolimus-eluting stent implantation versus brachytherapy for bare metal in-stent restenosis. Am J Cardiol 2007; 100:425-30. [PMID: 17659922 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2007.03.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2007] [Revised: 03/01/2007] [Accepted: 03/01/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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To evaluate long-term effectiveness of sirolimus-eluting stent (SES) implantation for diffuse bare metal in-stent restenosis (ISR), we compared 6-month angiographic and long-term (3-year) clinical outcomes of SES implantation and intracoronary brachytherapy (ICBT). SES implantation for diffuse ISR was performed in 120 consecutive patients and their results were compared with those from 240 patients treated with beta-radiation with balloons filled with rhenium-188 and mercaptoacetyltriglycine. The radiation dose was 15 or 18 Gy at a depth of 1.0 mm into the vessel wall. The primary end point was 3-year major adverse cardiac events including myocardial infarction, cardiac death, and target lesion revascularization. The 2 groups were similar in baseline clinical and angiographic characteristics. Lesion lengths were 25.1 +/- 14.2 mm in the SES group and 24.5 +/- 10.4 mm in the ICBT group (p = 0.15). In-stent acute gain was greater in the SES group than in the ICBT group (2.23 +/- 0.62 vs 1.91 +/- 0.54 mm, p <0.001). We obtained 6-month angiographic follow-up in 287 patients (79.7%). In-segment angiographic restenoses were 7.4% (7 of 94) in the SES group and 26.4% (51 of 193) in the ICBT group (p <0.05). Two myocardial infarctions (1 in each group) and 5 deaths (4 in SES group, 1 in ICBT group) occurred during 3-year follow-up. At 3 years, survival rates without target lesion revascularization (94.1 +/- 2.2% vs 84.6 +/- 2.3%, p = 0.011) and major adverse cardiac events (92.5 +/- 2.4% vs 84.2 +/- 2.4%, respectively, p = 0.03) were higher in the SES than in the ICBT group. In conclusion, compared with ICBT, SES implantation for diffuse ISR is more effective in decreasing recurrent restenosis and improving long-term outcomes.
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- Seung-Whan Lee
- Department of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Ruef J, Hofmann M, Störger H, Haase J. Four-year results after brachytherapy for diffuse coronary in-stent restenosis: will coronary radiation therapy survive? Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine 2007; 8:170-4. [PMID: 17765646 DOI: 10.1016/j.carrev.2006.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2006] [Revised: 09/27/2006] [Accepted: 09/27/2006] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND Prior to the introduction of drug-eluting stents (DES), diffuse coronary in-stent restenosis (ISR) was mainly treated by brachytherapy (BT), with good short-term and mid-term results. However, there exist limited data on the long-term effects of BT that justify its continuous use. MATERIALS AND METHODS Two hundred patients with diffuse ISR treated with intravascular BT were retrospectively followed over 4 years. Group A (n=134) was treated with the noncentered (90)Sr/Y BetaCath radiation system, whereas Group B (n=66) was treated with the centered 32P Galileo source wire system. Primary endpoints after 4 years were target lesion restenosis (TLS) and target lesion revascularization (TLR). Secondary endpoints were target vessel revascularization (TVR) and nontarget vessel revascularization (NTVR), as well as major adverse cardiac events (MACE). RESULTS Follow-up at 4 years yielded a TLS rate of 37.6% (Group A, 40.8%; Group B, 31.1%; P=.48). TLR was performed in 34.8% of patients (37.5% in Group A vs. 29.5% in Group B; P=.55). Ten percent of patients underwent coronary bypass surgery. Percutaneous coronary intervention was performed more often in Group A (27.5%) than in Group B (19.7%), while TVR was less frequent in Group A (10.0%) than in Group B (18.0%). NTVR was undertaken in 25.0% of Group A patients versus 21.3% of Group B patients, and MACE occurred in 1.7% of Group A patients versus 3.3% of Group B patients. These differences were not statistically significant (P>.05). CONCLUSIONS While excellent short-term and mid-term results after coronary BT are widely accepted, a high TLS rate can be observed after 4 years. The potential superiority of DES to BT will depend on the availability of long-term clinical data.
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- Johannes Ruef
- Red Cross Hospital Cardiology Center, Frankfurt, Germany.
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Oliver LN, Buttner PG, Hobson H, Golledge J. A meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials assessing drug-eluting stents and vascular brachytherapy in the treatment of coronary artery in-stent restenosis. Int J Cardiol 2007; 126:216-23. [PMID: 17481749 PMCID: PMC2435504 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.03.132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2006] [Revised: 02/17/2007] [Accepted: 03/30/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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OBJECTIVE We undertook a meta-analysis of randomised trials assessing the outcome of vascular brachytherapy (VBT) or DES for the treatment of coronary artery ISR. METHODS AND RESULTS Studies utilising DES or VBT for ISR were identified by a systematic search. Data was pooled and combined overall effect measures were calculated for a random effect model in terms of deaths, myocardial infarctions, revascularisation, binary restenosis, mean late luminal loss and major adverse cardiac events (MACE). Fourteen eligible studies (3103 patients) were included. Neither therapy had any effect on mortality or myocardial infarction rate. VBT reduced the rate of revascularisation (RR 0.59, 95%CI 0.50-0.68), MACE (RR 0.58, 95%CI 0.51-0.67), binary restenosis (RR 0.51, 95%CI 0.44-0.59) and late loss (-0.73 mm, 95%CI -0.91 to -0.55 mm) compared to balloon angioplasty and selective bare metal stents (BMS) alone at intermediate follow-up and MACE (RR 0.72, 95%CI 0.61-0.85) at long-term follow-up. DES reduced the rate of revascularisation (OR 0.51, 95% CI 0.36-0.71), MACE (OR 0.55, 95% CI 0.39-0.79) and binary restenosis (OR 0.57, 95% CI 0.40-0.81) compared to VBT but follow-up was limited to 9 months. CONCLUSIONS VBT improves the long-term outcome of angioplasty compared with BMS alone in the treatment of ISR. DES appears to provide similar results to that of VBT during short-term follow-up.
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- Lisa N Oliver
- The Vascular Biology Unit, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland. 4811. Australia
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- School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine James Cook University Townsville, Queensland. 4811. Australia
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- The Vascular Biology Unit, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland. 4811. Australia
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- The Vascular Biology Unit, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland. 4811. Australia
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Deiner C, Loddenkemper C, Rauch U, Rosenthal P, Pauschinger M, Schwimmbeck PL, Schultheiss HP, Pels K. Mechanisms of late lumen loss after antiproliferative percutaneous coronary intervention using beta-irradiation in a porcine model of restenosis. Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine 2007; 8:94-8. [PMID: 17574167 DOI: 10.1016/j.carrev.2006.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND The short-term results for the prevention of coronary restenosis after intravascular brachytherapy (IVBT) and use of drug-eluting stents (DESs) are excellent. The long-term results either lack or present with late complications (e.g., late thrombosis and late catch-up phenomenon leading to late restenosis even years after the initial procedure). Both IVBT and DESs mediate their potent antirestenotic effects via a cytostatic mechanism, but the cardiovascular pathology at late time points after the use of these antiproliferative therapies is incompletely understood. This study investigated the long-term effects of antiproliferative beta-irradiation in a clinically relevant porcine coronary model to address the pathophysiology of late coronary restenosis after antiproliferative vascular interventions. METHODS We performed percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) in two major coronary arteries in 12 domestic crossbred pigs. One of the two balloon-injured segments was randomly assigned to receive immediate beta-irradiation (PTCA+IVBT group) using a noncentered delivery catheter (20 Gy; Novoste Beta-Cath System, Novoste, Norcross, GA, USA). The animals were sacrificed after 14 days (n=6) or 3 months (n=6). RESULTS The luminal area in the PTCA+IVBT group decreased significantly 3 months after the intervention as compared with that in the PTCA group (PTCA 3.45+/-0.46 mm2 vs. PTCA+IVBT 1.22+/-0.26 mm2; P=.0017). This lumen loss was primarily due to shrinkage of the external elastic lamina area (negative arterial remodeling; PTCA 5.22+/-0.27 mm2 vs. PTCA+IVBT 3.42+/-0.45 mm2; P=.0064), which was accompanied by an increase in the adventitial area (PTCA 3.07+/-0.2 mm2 vs. PTCA+IVBT 5.41+/-0.5 mm2; P=.0049). CONCLUSIONS The application of antiproliferative radiation in a porcine coronary model caused an early beneficial effect (reduction of intimal-medial lesion and luminal gain) that was followed by a late lumen loss primarily due to negative arterial remodeling. This mechanism may in part help us understand the pathophysiology of late adverse events occurring after IVBT.
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- Carolin Deiner
- Department of Cardiology, Charité-Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany
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Kuiper KKJ, Salem M, Rotevatn S, Mills J, Nordrehaug JE. Implementing a best-treatment strategy with intracoronary brachytherapy for in-stent restenosis in patients at high risk for recurrence. Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine 2007; 8:9-14. [PMID: 17293263 DOI: 10.1016/j.carrev.2006.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2006] [Revised: 10/03/2006] [Accepted: 10/03/2006] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND The deployment of drug-eluting stents (DES) to treat bare-metal stent restenosis [in-stent restenosis (ISR)] has become routine practice, with a consequential decline in the use of intracoronary brachytherapy (ICBT). However, there are concerns as to the long-term safety profile of DES, particularly in terms of late stent thrombosis. In addition, an appropriate treatment strategy for stenosis within DES has not been developed. The aim of this study was to examine the efficacy of best treatment with ICBT for ISR in patients at high risk for future recurrence. METHODS Forty-seven consecutive patients with symptomatic ISR with at least one or more increased risk criteria for recurrence were treated with beta-radiation. The patients received best treatment based on avoidance of previously reported procedural risk factors for recurrence (incomplete stent apposition, dissection, geographical miss, and damage to the noninjured vessel segment), deferring ICBT when provisional stenting was performed. A beta-radiation dose of 20 Gy was used, and clopidogrel was prescribed for at least 6 months. RESULTS Treatment was successful for all patients without in-hospital complications. ICBT increased the total intervention procedure time by 15+/-10 min. ISR length was 25.4+/-11.5 mm. The angiographic minimal luminal diameter (MLD) was 2.24+/-0.43 mm after ICBT versus 0.75+/-0.58 mm at baseline (P<.05). On 9-month follow-up, the MLD was 1.93+/-0.48 mm (P<.05 vs. baseline). Binary restenosis was detected in six (13%) patients. At 29.7+/-9.3 months of follow-up, target lesion revascularization or target vessel (nonlesion) revascularization was performed in 17 (36%) patients. Only one patient suffered a myocardial infarction, and no deaths were observed. CONCLUSION The adoption of a best-practice protocol for the use of ICBT to treat ISR can result in a safe and effective clinical and angiographic outcome. Under these circumstances and with appropriate patient selection, ICBT may continue to be of value despite the popular use of DES.
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- Karel K J Kuiper
- Department of Heart Disease, Haukeland University Hospital, N-5021 Bergen, Norway.
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Witkowski A, Kalińczuk Ł, Chmielak Z, Pregowski J, Łyczek J, Kawczyńska M, Bulski W, Kulik A, Pszona S, Kepka C, Przyłuski J, Owczarczyk J, Ruzyłło W. Acute lumen overdilation improves outcome after brachytherapy of in-stent restenosis. Cardiovasc Revasc Med 2006; 7:202-7. [PMID: 17174864 DOI: 10.1016/j.carrev.2006.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2006] [Revised: 07/27/2006] [Accepted: 07/27/2006] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND The aim of our study was to test the impact of acute lumen overdilation on neointimal hyperplasia and late lumen size after vascular brachytherapy for in-stent restenosis (ISR). METHODS Forty-seven ISR lesions located in 47 coronary arteries in 44 consecutive patients underwent beta brachytherapy with serial intravascular ultrasound studies. Vessel, lumen, and stent cross-sectional area were measured at 1-mm steps. Based on an interpolated reference cross-sectional area, each cross section was assessed as overdilated (lumen cross-sectional area>interpolated reference cross-sectional area) or not overdilated (lumen cross-sectional area <interpolated reference cross-sectional area). RESULTS Overall, 502 sections were overdilated and 673 sections were not. Overdilated sections had a larger final lumen cross-sectional area (8.02+/-1.98 vs. 6.90+/-2.23 mm2, P<.001) and more recurrent neointimal hyperplasia (1.59+/-2.17 vs. 0.31+/-1.79 mm2, P<.001), but a smaller follow-up area stenosis (-1.03+/-32.99% vs. 22.15+/-20.75%, P<.001). This was especially true in smaller arteries (angiographic reference<3.0 mm) where larger follow-up lumen cross-sectional area and a corresponding smaller area stenosis were present (5.38+/-1.98 vs. 4.84+/-1.88 mm2 and 6.90+/-31.57% vs. 28.61+/-21.86%, P<.01 and P<.001, respectively). CONCLUSIONS Especially in small arteries, the strategy of acute lumen overdilation during balloon angioplasty prior to beta vascular brachytherapy treatment of ISR lesions has a favorable long-term result.
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- Adam Witkowski
- Haemodynamics Department, Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland.
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Bonvini RF, Hendiri T, Leo G, Aeby N, Noble J, Sigwart U, Verin V. Feasibility and safety of intra-coronary Beta irradiation with 144Ce/Pr for prevention of restenosis after percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty of in-stent restenotic lesions. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006; 8:217-23. [PMID: 17162548 DOI: 10.1080/17482940600959934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Endovascular brachytherapy is a proven and efficacious treatment of coronary in-stent restenosis with established long-term benefit. Owing to its complexity and logistic inconveniences, brachytherapy did not find wide acceptance, especially in the current drug-eluting stents era. We conducted a single center, non-randomized pilot trial with 144Ce/Pr, utilizing a new high-energy Beta emitting source, for prevention of restenosis after percutaneous treatment of in-stent restenotic lesions. METHODS AND RESULTS Thirty consecutive patients presenting in-stent restenosis were enrolled in the study. After conventional balloon angioplasty, 144Ce/Pr was applied to the dilated coronary segment at a dose of 21Gy. Technical feasibility, safety and efficacy of 144Ce/Pr at 9 months clinical and angiographic follow-up were tested. Thirty-seven arterial segments were irradiated with 100% technical success and no in-hospital major adverse cardiac events (MACE). Five MACE were observed (13.5% of the treated segments) during 9 months follow-up, including four target lesion revascularizations and one episode of acute coronary syndrome secondary to sudden late thrombotic occlusion of the irradiated segment. CONCLUSIONS The study confirmed the safety and the feasibility of the intra-coronary Beta irradiation utilizing the 144Ce/Pr source. It also shows some practical advantages compared to traditional Gamma or other Beta sources. Considering the high-risk restenosis profile of the selected patients (i.e. diffuse in-stent restenosis, bifurcation lesions, small vessels) these results are encouraging in terms of restenosis prevention. Late acute thrombosis remains a problem requiring further improvement.
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Uchida T, Bakhai A, Almonacid A, Shibata T, Cox B, Kuntz RE. A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials of intracoronary gamma- and beta-radiation therapy for in-stent restenosis. Heart Vessels 2006; 21:368-74. [PMID: 17143713 DOI: 10.1007/s00380-006-0919-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2005] [Accepted: 03/31/2006] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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We assessed the effectiveness of intracoronary brachytherapy and compared treatment effects for the two radiation sources as well as the performance of the procedure in saphenous vein grafts (SVG) and native coronary arteries. Five randomized controlled trials comparing intracoronary brachytherapy with placebo involving a total of 1310 patients were reviewed for a meta-analysis. Risk differences (RD) for major adverse cardiac events (MACE), target vessel revascularization, target lesion revascularization, and angiographic binary restenosis at 6-12 months were computed, and a meta-regression analysis of MACE was performed. For MACE, the RD was 0.19 (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.09%-0.29%; P value, 0.00); there was significant between-study variance of 0.2395. In univariate meta-regression analyses, diabetes was a significant factor for the between-study variance (P value, 0.000). In multivariate meta-regression analyses adjusted for diabetes and lesion length, neither gamma-radiation source nor SVG was a significant factor for the between-study variance (P value, 0.675 and 0.433, respectively); the adjusted between-study variance was 0.000. Intra-coronary brachytherapy is effective compared with placebo at mid-term follow up. Neither procedure in SVG (gamma radiation) nor difference in radiation source (beta or gamma) in native coronary arteries was a significant factor in brachytherapy effectiveness compared to placebo.
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Torguson R, Sabate M, Deible R, Smith K, Chu WW, Kent KM, Pichard AD, Suddath WO, Satler LF, Waksman R. Intravascular brachytherapy versus drug-eluting stents for the treatment of patients with drug-eluting stent restenosis. Am J Cardiol 2006; 98:1340-4. [PMID: 17134625 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2006.06.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2006] [Revised: 06/07/2006] [Accepted: 06/07/2006] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Drug-eluting stents (DESs), although promising technology, still are associated with restenosis; therefore, we evaluated the safety and efficacy of intravascular radiation therapy for the treatment of DES in-stent restenosis (ISR). Treatment of DES ISR has not been established, although intravascular radiation therapy is an effective treatment for patients with ISR of bare metal stents. Other modalities are conventional percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), including restenting with DES. Radiation for Eluting Stents in Coronary FailUrE (RESCUE) is an international, Internet-based registry of 61 patients who presented with ISR of a DES and were assigned to intravascular radiation therapy with commercially available systems after PCI. Outcomes of these patients were compared with those of a consecutive series of 50 patients who presented with ISR of a DES and were assigned to repeat DES (r-DES) treatment. Baseline clinical and angiographic characteristics were similar between groups, except for more Cypher stents as the initial DES that restenosed in the r-DES group than in the intravascular radiation therapy group (88.5% vs 69%, p = 0.01). At 8 months there were fewer overall major adverse cardiac events in the intravascular radiation therapy group compared with the r-DES group (9.8% vs 24%, p = 0.044). The need for target vessel and target lesion revascularizations was similar in the 2 groups at 8 months. There has been no report of subacute thrombosis in either group. In conclusion, intravascular radiation therapy as adjunct therapy to PCI for patients presenting with ISR of a DES is safe and should be considered an alternative therapeutic option for this difficult subset of patients.
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- Rebecca Torguson
- Division of Cardiology, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC, USA
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Zavalloni D, Belli G, Rossi ML, Scatturin M, Morenghi E, Catalano G, Tosi G, Gasparini GL, Pagnotta P, Presbitero P. Comparison between drug-eluting stents and beta-radiation for the treatment of diffuse in-stent restenosis: clinical and angiographic outcomes. Am Heart J 2006; 152:908.e1-7. [PMID: 17070155 DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2006.01.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2005] [Accepted: 01/25/2006] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Initial reports on drug-eluting stents (DES) for the treatment for in-stent restenosis (ISR) show very good outcomes. Nevertheless, few data are available on direct comparison with intracoronary brachytherapy (IBT). The aim of this study was to compare brachytherapy and DES in treatment of diffuse ISR. METHODS One hundred forty-one consecutive patients with diffuse ISR were treated with IBT (68 patients; beta (90Sr/90Y) emitters) or with DES (73 patients; 32 with sirolimus-eluting and 41 with paclitaxel-eluting stents). Angiographic and clinical follow-up was scheduled within 9 months. RESULTS The first 74 lesions were treated with IBT (group 1) and the latter 74 with DES (group 2). The two groups were well matched for clinical/angiographic characteristics. At follow-up, restenosis rates were 37.8% (28/74) in IBT group and 14.9% (11/74) in DES group (P = .0028). A diffuse pattern of recurrence was more frequent after IBT (20/74 vs 6/74, P = .005). A worse outcome after IBT was associated with the "edge effect," accounting for most failures. Recurrence within the original restenotic stent was similar in both groups (12.9% vs 14.9% in groups 1 and 2 respectively, P = .8). CONCLUSIONS Drug-eluting stents are more effective than IBT with beta-irradiation in reducing recurrence rates after treatment of diffuse ISR. In case of failure, the pattern of restenosis is more benign after treatment with DES.
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- Dennis Zavalloni
- U.O. Emodinamica e Cardiologia Invasiva, Istituto Clinico Humanitas, Milan, Italy
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Kaneda H, Honda Y, Morino Y, Lansky AJ, Yock PG, Bonan R, Fitzgerald PJ. Predictors of recurrent in-stent restenosis after beta-radiation: An analysis from the START 40/20 trial. J Interv Cardiol 2006; 19:376-80. [PMID: 17020560 DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8183.2006.00188.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to identify potential predictors, including clinical, procedural, angiographic, and intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) parameters, for recurrent in-stent restenosis (ISR) following beta-radiation 90Strontium/Yttrium (90Sr/Y) in a large multicenter trial. BACKGROUND Although adjunct brachytherapy reduces recurrent ISR after primary catheter-based intervention, recurrence of stenosis after brachytherapy still occurs. METHODS We analyzed 185 IVUS cohort patients in the STent And Restenosis Therapy (START) 40/20 trial where a 40-mm, 90Sr/Y, radioactive source train was exclusively used for treatment of ISR to be treatable with a 20-mm balloon. RESULTS Thirty-nine patients underwent target lesion revascularization. Preliminary univariate analysis showed that age, smoking, balloon/artery ratio, geographic miss, minimum lumen diameter, and diameter stenosis at baseline were associated with target lesion revascularization, while none of IVUS variables were (minimum lumen area, minimum stent area, or residual plaque burden). The multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that younger age, lower balloon/artery ratio, and presence of geographic miss were independent predictors of target lesion revascularization. CONCLUSIONS Even with adjunct beta-radiation therapy, initial mechanical optimization, such as appropriate balloon sizing and positioning, may be critical for the prevention of recurrent ISR.
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- Hideaki Kaneda
- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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Percutaneous coronary intervention with drug-eluting stents is currently the preferred approach to the treatment of obstructive coronary stenoses. Large, randomized trials have demonstrated a significant reduction in the incidence of restenosis after drug-eluting stent placement compared with balloon angioplasty or bare metal stents across a wide range of lesions. Furthermore, these stents have appeared to be effective in maintaining the luminal patency at follow up for up to 2-4 years. Concerns regarding the potential adverse effects of drug-eluting stents, such as aneurysm formation in arteries secondary to drug toxicity or hypersensitivity, as well as the overdependence on antiplatelet therapy for a protracted period to prevent subacute thrombosis, have been raised. However, evidence from large studies has not demonstrated any significant increase in the incidence of such adverse events. Future approaches to treating coronary stenoses involve technical modifications, such as direct stenting, accelerating endothelialization with gene delivery of nitric oxide donors, smooth muscle cell growth inhibitors after stent placement, biodegradable stents and concurrent use of local molecule delivery and oral chemotherapy. Ongoing large-scale postmarketing surveillance studies are expected to provide credible answers to the concerns regarding the safety of these stents.
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- Kunal Sarkar
- University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Division of Cardiovascular, 4301 West Markham Street, Slot 532, Little Rock, AR 72205, USA.
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Wöhrle J, Krause BJ, Nusser T, Kochs M, Höher M. Repeat intracoronary beta-brachytherapy using a rhenium-188-filled balloon catheter for recurrent restenosis in patients who failed intracoronary radiation therapy. Cardiovasc Revasc Med 2006; 7:2-6. [PMID: 16513516 DOI: 10.1016/j.carrev.2005.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2005] [Revised: 12/12/2005] [Accepted: 12/12/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Conventional percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in restenotic lesions after brachytherapy failure is associated with a high recurrence rate of restenoses and revascularizations. Intracoronary brachytherapy using a liquid rhenium-188-filled balloon in de novo or restenotic lesions safely and effectively reduced restenosis rates. We report clinical and angiographic data regarding the safety and efficacy of rhenium-188 brachytherapy in restenoses after brachytherapy failure. METHODS Fourteen patients with restenosis after brachytherapy failure received rhenium-188 beta-brachytherapy. Follow-up was performed angiographically after 6 months and clinically after 12 months. Primary clinical endpoint was the incidence of major adverse cardiac events (MACE) defined as any death, myocardial infarction or repeat revascularization in the target vessel within 12 months. Secondary angiographic endpoints were the binary restenosis rate and late loss in the total segment including edge effects at 6 months. RESULTS The prescribed dose of 22.5 Gy (n=12) or 30 Gy (n=2) was successfully delivered in all patients. In two lesions, a bare-metal stent was implanted. The mean length of the irradiated segment was 40.0+/-15.7 mm. The mean diameter of the irradiation balloon was 2.96+/-0.37 mm. Angiographic follow-up was done in 13 of 14 patients. There was no edge stenosis or coronary aneurysm. Within the total segment, late loss was 0.39+/-0.64 mm and late loss index was 0.18+/-0.40 with a binary restenosis rate of 23%. Twelve months' clinical follow-up was available in all patients, which showed a MACE rate of 7% due to one target lesion revascularization (TLR). CONCLUSIONS Intracoronary beta-brachytherapy with a liquid rhenium-188-filled balloon in restenoses after intracoronary radiation therapy failure including 12 months combined antiplatelet therapy is safe with respect to vessel thrombosis, late coronary occlusion or aneurysm formation. With limited use of stenting, angiographic and clinical follow-up for repeat brachytherapy were favorable and it is associated with low restenosis and target vessel revascularization rate.
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- Jochen Wöhrle
- Department of Internal Medicine II, University of Ulm, 89081 Ulm, Germany.
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Witkowski A, Chmielak Z, Kalińczuk L, Pregowski J, Kepka C, Kruk M, Lyczek J, Bulski W, Kawczyńska M, Kulik A, Owczarczyk J, Ruzyłło W. Optimization of dose prescription protocol and its impact on delivered dose and vascular response after beta-radiation for in-stent restenosis. A randomized trial with serial volumetric intravascular ultrasound and dose volume histograms. Cardiovasc Revasc Med 2006; 7:34-40. [PMID: 16513521 DOI: 10.1016/j.carrev.2005.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2005] [Accepted: 12/09/2005] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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AIM The incidence of restenosis within stented segment after intravascular brachytherapy with recommended dose prescription protocols is up to 25%. Therefore, we designed a randomized trial comparing recommended dose prescription protocol with dosing adjusted for the source-to-target distance. METHODS Fifty-one in-stent restenosis (ISR) lesions in 48 patients underwent centered source beta-irradiation with serial intravascular ultrasound. Patients randomly received 20 Gy at 1 mm either beyond lumen surface [n=25, standard group (S)] or external elastic membrane [n=26, dosing-adjusted (DA) group]. Minimum dose absorbed by 90% of adventitia (DV(90%Adv)) was calculated. RESULTS DV(90%Adv) was higher for the DA group than for the S group (21.63+/-5.67 vs. 12.05+/-4.88 Gy, P<.001). After 8.9+/-4.5 months there was complete lumen preservation in DA vs. lumen decrease subsequent to neointimal hyperplasia (NIH) in S group (0.10+/-1.20 vs. -0.61+/-1.29 mm3/mm, P<.05). Vessel volume increased significantly in the DA group and was unchanged in S group (+1.73, P=.002 vs. 0.14 mm3/mm, P=NS). DV(90%Adv) correlated inversely with NIH volume and positively with vessel volume change (r=-.405, P=.007 and r=.363, P=.017, respectively). CONCLUSION For beta-irradiation of ISR, dosing adjusted for the source-to-target distance leads to significant increase in target delivered doses, which is associated with complete NIH inhibition and induction of positive vessel remodeling.
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Bonan R. Too late, too complex, but. J Invasive Cardiol 2006; 18:440. [PMID: 16954588] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Kaneda H, Honda Y, Morino Y, Fox T, Crocker I, Lansky AJ, Yock PG, Bonan R, Fitzgerald PJ. Safety of beta radiation exposure to the non-target segment: an intravascular ultrasound dosimetric analysis. J Invasive Cardiol 2006; 18:309-12. [PMID: 16816435] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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BACKGROUND The use of longer radioactive seed trains to avoid geographic miss may lead to greater radiation exposure to distal vasculature due to the natural tapering of coronary arteries. The aim of this study was to use IVUS-based dosimetric analysis to evaluate the effect of beta-radiation on angiographically normal, noninjured distal segments. METHODS We analyzed 17 in-stent restenosis cases (stent length: 20 +/- 8 mm) treated with a 40 mm 90Sr/Y source train. The prescribed dose was 18.4 Gy (reference less than or equal to 3.3 mm) or 23 Gy (reference > 3.3 mm) at 2 mm from the source. Noninjured, but fully radiated, distal reference sites were determined by angiography. Based upon the three-dimensional vessel contours obtained at baseline, the minimum dose delivered to 90% of plaque volume (Dv90) was determined. Vessel, plaque and lumen volumes and Dv90 were computed in every 2 mm subsegment (n = 52). RESULTS On average, no significant serial change was observed in plaque area (5.0 +/- 2.5 mm3/mm post-treatment to 5.6 +/- 3.1 mm3/mm at 8-month follow up; p = 0.09), vessel area (10.2 +/- 3.7 to 10.3 +/- 4.0 mm3/mm; p = 0.84), or lumen area (5.2 +/- 2.0 to 4.7 +/- 1.8 mm3/mm; p = 0.19). Subsegment analysis, however, revealed a wide range of dose distribution, with a significant positive correlation between Dv90 and plaque increase (p = 0.008), as well as vessel change (p < 0.001), representing dose-dependent positive vessel remodeling following beta radiation. Consequently, no significant relationship was observed between Dv90 and lumen change. CONCLUSIONS Detailed IVUS-based dosimetric analysis demonstrated that beta radiation promoted positive remodeling, preventing lumen loss despite a mild increase in plaque mass on angiographically normal, noninjured distal segments.
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Wöhrle J, Krause BJ, Nusser T, Mottaghy FM, Habig T, Kochs M, Kotzerke J, Reske SN, Hombach V, Höher M. Intracoronary β-brachytherapy using a rhenium-188 filled balloon catheter in restenotic lesions of native coronary arteries and venous bypass grafts. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 2006; 33:1314-20. [PMID: 16791596 DOI: 10.1007/s00259-006-0142-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2005] [Revised: 02/09/2006] [Accepted: 03/21/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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PURPOSE We have previously demonstrated the efficacy of intracoronary beta-brachytherapy using a liquid (188)Re-filled balloon in a randomised trial including de novo lesions. Percutaneous coronary interventions in restenotic lesions and in stenoses of venous bypass grafts are characterised by a high recurrence rate for restenosis and re-interventions. Against this background, we wanted to assess the impact of intracoronary beta-brachytherapy using a liquid (188)Re-filled balloon in restenotic lesions in native coronary arteries and venous bypass grafts. METHODS In 243 patients, beta-brachytherapy with 22.5 Gy was applied at a tissue depth of 0.5 mm. Patients were followed up angiographically after 6 months and clinically for 12 months. The primary clinical endpoint was the incidence of MACE (death, myocardial infarction, target vessel revascularisation). Secondary angiographic endpoints were late loss and binary restenosis rate in the total segment. RESULTS All irradiation procedures were successfully performed. A total of 222 lesions were in native coronary arteries; 21 were bypass lesions. Mean irradiation length was 41.6+/-17.3 mm (range 20-150 mm) in native coronary arteries and 48.1+/-33.9 mm (range 30-180 mm) in bypass lesions; the reference diameter was 2.57+/-0.52 mm and 2.83+/-0.76 mm, respectively. There was no vessel thrombosis during antiplatelet therapy. Angiographic/clinical follow-up rate was 84%/100%. MACE rate was 17.6% in the native coronary artery group and 38.1% in the CABG group (p<0.03). Binary restenosis rate was 22.5% and 55.6% (p<0.01), and late loss was 0.38+/-0.72 mm and 1.33+/-1.11 mm (p<0.001), respectively. CONCLUSIONS We conclude that intracoronary beta-brachytherapy with a liquid (188)Re-filled balloon using 22.5 Gy at a tissue depth of 0.5 mm in restenotic lesions is safe. It is associated with a low binary restenosis rate, resulting in a low occurrence rate of MACE within 12 months in restenotic lesions in native coronary arteries but not in vein grafts.
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- Jochen Wöhrle
- Department of Internal Medicine II, University of Ulm, Robert-Koch-Strasse-8, 89081 Ulm, Germany.
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Dilcher C, Chan R, Waksman R. IVUS-based dosimetry on patients with repeat-radiated coronary arteries to the same site. Cardiovasc Revasc Med 2006; 7:70-5. [PMID: 16757404 DOI: 10.1016/j.carrev.2005.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2005] [Accepted: 12/05/2005] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Intracoronary radiation reduces recurrent in-stent restenosis (ISR). Repeat radiation may become necessary due to recurrent ISR. This study reports outcome-related dose calculations for twice-radiated coronary artery segments. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 22 patients with angiographic evidence of ISR in a previously treated native coronary artery were assigned for repeat percutaneous coronary intervention and intravascular brachytherapy (IVBT). Intravascular brachytherapy was performed either with a 192Ir- or a 90Sr/Y-source (prescription dose: 14-18 and 23 Gy each at 2 mm from the center of the source), or a 32P-source (20 Gy 1-mm deep to the vessel wall). The mean time interval between the two IVBT treatments was 394+/-306 days. For each patient, angiograms and intravascular ultrasound cross sections were reviewed, on the basis of anatomical landmarks, matched, and the twice-radiated vessel segment identified. RESULTS Clinical follow-up at 379+/-146 days revealed a target vessel revascularization rate of 18.2% and a target lesion revascularization rate of 13.6%. One death was reported. Maximal dose and average dose at the endothelium were 261 and 124+/-72.3 Gy, and maximal dose and average dose at the adventitia-media border were 159 and 50.3+/-29.3 Gy. Fourteen patients had 1.71 times longer recurrence-free interval compared to the interval between both IVBT treatments. CONCLUSIONS Repeat IVBT to the same ISR site is safe without any adverse clinical events at an average 12 months' follow-up. A second IVBT treatment led to a prolonged ISR-free survival for the majority of patients. The choice of isotope did not influence outcome.
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- Christian Dilcher
- Division of Cardiology, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC 20010, USA
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Stadler P, Schäfer C, Chaber S, Putnik K, Treutwein M, Koelbl O, Muders F. Clinical Results of Intracoronary Brachytherapy (ICBT) for Multiple In-Stent Restenosis. Strahlenther Onkol 2006; 182:312-7. [PMID: 16703285 DOI: 10.1007/s00066-006-1488-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2005] [Accepted: 01/25/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Treatment of in-stent restenosis (ISR) with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) alone is often followed by early re-restenosis. The present study focused on the effect of intracoronary brachytherapy (ICBT) on multiple in-stent restenosis (MISR) after repeated PCI. PATIENTS AND METHODS 40 patients (27 male, 13 female, age: 66 +/- 9 years) with MISR (two to six ISRs, median three ISRs) were retrospectively analyzed. All patients were treated by using the Novoste((R)) Beta-Cathtrade mark 3.5F System after PCI. The target vessel received 18.4-25.3 Gy of radiation at a depth of 2 mm from the center of the source. The restenosis-free survival and overall survival were calculated by Kaplan-Meier analysis (log-rank). The time interval between last PCI without ICBT and the consecutive recurrence was compared with the follow-up time after PCI with ICBT. RESULTS The 3-year overall survival rate after ICBT was 93%. The 0.5-, 1-, 2-, and 3-year ISR-free survival rates after PCI + ICBT were 81%, 72%, 52%, and 38%, respectively. After PCI alone, the 0.5-, 1-, and 2-year ISR-free survival rates were 30%, 13%, and 0%, respectively. This difference was highly significant (p < 0.0001). Patients with more than three ISRs before ICBT had a better outcome (3-year ISR-free survival: 80%) than patients with only two or three ISRs before ICBT (3-year ISR-free survival: 25%; p < 0.05). CONCLUSION ICBT is highly effective and safe in patients with ISR. The results of this study are in accordance with the WRIST and BETA-WRIST data. After 6 months both studies revealed an ISR-free survival rate of 86% (WRIST) and 66% (BETA-WRIST), respectively. The ISR rates in the own control group (70%) were comparable to the placebo groups in WRIST (68%) and BETA-WRIST (72%). Interestingly, patients with more than three ISRs before ICBT had the lowest ISR rate after ICBT.
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- Peter Stadler
- Department of Radiotherapy and Radiation Oncology, University Hospital, Regensburg, Germany.
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Reynen K, Kropp J, Köckeritz U, Wunderlich G, Knapp FFR, Schmeisser A, Strasser RH. Intracoronary radiotherapy with a 188Rhenium liquid-filled angioplasty balloon system in in-stent restenosis: a single-center, prospective, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind evaluation. Coron Artery Dis 2006; 17:371-7. [PMID: 16707961 DOI: 10.1097/00019501-200606000-00008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND In cases of in-stent restenosis, intracoronary radiotherapy with beta-emitters and gamma-emitters has been shown to reduce the risk of repeat restenosis. The present randomised, placebo-controlled study addresses the question of whether intracoronary radiotherapy applied by the easy-to-handle Rhenium liquid-filled angioplasty balloon system is also able to reduce the angiographic re-restenosis rate in stents. METHODS AND RESULTS At our center, from May 2000 to December 2003, 165 patients (mean age 64+/-10, median 65 years; 127 men, 38 women) with symptomatic in-stent restenosis underwent either intracoronary brachytherapy or sham procedure. Index clinical and angiographic parameters were largely comparable in both groups. Radiation therapy was performed with a standard percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) balloon catheter inflated with liquid Rhenium in the redilated in-stent restenosis for 240-890, mean 384+/-125 s with low pressure (3 atm) in order to reach 30 Gy at 0.5 mm depth of the vessel wall. In 82 patients, intracoronary radiotherapy was carried out without complications, but one of the 83 patients who underwent sham procedure suffered small myocardial infarction. During follow-up, stent thrombosis with subsequent non-Q-wave myocardial infarction occurred in one patient in each group (6 days and 8 months after the procedure, respectively). At 6 months after the index procedure, repeat angiography was performed in 156 of the 164 patients with successful procedure (rate 95%): restenosis (stenosis >50% in diameter) or reocclusion was observed in only 19 of 78 (=24%) patients of the radiation but in 31 of 78 (=40%) patients of the sham procedure group (P=0.04). Event-free survival (free of death, myocardial infarction, target vessel revascularization) at 1 year was 87% for patients being radiated and 74% for patients having undergone sham procedure (P=0.05). CONCLUSIONS Intracoronary radiation therapy with the liquid-filled beta-emitting Rhenium balloon is not only easy to perform, safe, and comparably inexpensive but also an effective option to prevent repeat restenosis and the need for target vessel revascularization in cases of in-stent restenosis.
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- Klaus Reynen
- Department of Cardiology, University of Technology Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
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Price MJ, Moses JW, Leon MB, Mehran R, Negoita M, Lansky A, Collins M, Giap H, Lin R, Jani S, Steuterman S, Balter S, Dalton J, Lipsztein R, Tripuraneni P, Teirstein PS. A multicenter, randomized, dose-finding study of gamma intracoronary radiation therapy to inhibit recurrent restenosis after stenting. J Invasive Cardiol 2006; 18:169-73. [PMID: 16732060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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OBJECTIVES The objective of this double-blind, randomized study was to determine the safety and efficacy of intracoronary radiation therapy (ICRT) with a dose of 17 Gray (Gy) compared to the currently recommended dose prescription of 14 Gy for the treatment of in-stent restenosis within bare metal stents. BACKGROUND While gamma ICRT for in-stent restenosis has been proven efficacious, the optimal dose is unknown, and radiation failure due to recurrent neointimal hyperplasia remains a significant clinical problem for some patients. A higher radiation dose may improve outcomes, but may potentially increase adverse events. METHODS Following coronary intervention, 336 patients with in-stent restenosis were randomly assigned to receive ICRT with either 14 Gy or 17 Gy at 2 mm from an 192-iridium source. RESULTS At 8-month follow up, fewer patients in the 17 Gy group underwent target lesion revascularization (TLR = 15.2% versus 27.2%; p = 0.01), target vessel revascularization (21.3% versus 33.1%; p = 0.02), or reached the composite endpoint of death, myocardial infarction, thrombosis, or TLR (17.1% versus 28.4%; p = 0.02). There were no differences in late thrombosis or mortality between treatment groups. There was a strong trend toward reduced in-lesion late loss (0.36 +/- 0.63 mm vs. 0.51 +/- 0.64 mm; p = 0.09) and a significantly lower rate of binary restenosis (23.9% versus 38.1%; p = 0.031) in the high dose group. CONCLUSIONS Gamma ICRT with 17 Gy is safe and, compared to 14 Gy, reduces recurrent stenosis and clinical events at 8-month follow up. An increase in the currently recommended gamma radiation dose prescription from 14 Gy to 17 Gy should be strongly considered.
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- Matthew J Price
- Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Scripps Clinic, La Jolla, California, USA
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Witkowski A, Chmielak Z, Kalińczuk Ł, Pregowski J, Kepka C, Kruk M, Przyłuski J, Łyczek J, Bulski W, Kawczyńska M, Kulik A, Owczarczyk J, Ruzyłło W. Determinants of model of renarrowing after beta radiation for in-stent restenosis. Int J Cardiol 2006; 107:247-53. [PMID: 16412805 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2005.03.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2005] [Revised: 03/05/2005] [Accepted: 03/12/2005] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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UNLABELLED It is unknown whether model of renarrowing after beta-radiation for in-stent restenosis (ISR) is influenced by the type of geographic miss (GM). METHODS In 166 ISR treated with Galileo, serial quantitative coronary angiographic analysis was done. Minimal lumen diameters and lengths were measured for (1) stent, (2) peri-stent subsegments subjected to angioplasty with/without irradiation, and (3) irradiation margins. GM was defined as: (Type 1) edge injury within the 32P source dose fall-off: 2.0 mm inside and outside the source end marker or (Type 2) overt, nonirradiated injury: beyond the outer 2.0-mm long dose fall-off zone. RESULTS Restenosis rate was 28.3% at 8.9+/-4.5 months with 60% located exclusively outside the stent. Type 1 GM was present in 24.7% of proximal edges, whereas Type 2 in 18.1%. Respective percentages for distal edges were 23.5% and 15.7%. Regardless of presence and type of GM, significant late lumen loss occurred only outside the stent. However, the biggest late lumen loss at the proximal edge was induced by the Type 1 GM (0.65+/-0.79, p<0.001), while proximal Type 2 GM was not associated with edge renarrowing (-0.04+/-0.48, p=NS). Both reference lumen diameter and proximal Type 1 GM influenced restenosis independently (OR 0.47; 95%CI 0.24-0.90; p=0.023 and OR 2.46; 95%CI 1.12-5.40; p=0.025). CONCLUSIONS Regardless of presence and type of geographic miss, late lumen loss after beta-radiation occurs only outside the stent. However, injury within the proximal 32P dose fall-off but not overt edge injury is associated with the biggest late lumen loss at the respective edge, triggering recurrent restenosis.
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- Adam Witkowski
- Haemodynamics Department, Institute of Cardiology, 42 Alpejska St., 04-628, Warsaw, Poland.
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Lee SW, Park SW, Hong MK, Kim YH, Han KH, Kim J, Park JH, Oh SJ, Moon DH, Oh SJ, Lee CW, Kim JJ, Park SJ. Incidence and predictors of late recurrence after beta-radiation therapy with a 188Re-MAG3-filled balloon for diffuse in-stent restenosis. Am Heart J 2006; 151:158-63. [PMID: 16368310 DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2005.02.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2004] [Accepted: 02/14/2005] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND The long-term fate of patent irradiated segments at 6 months after beta-radiation therapy has not been sufficiently evaluated. METHODS Two-year follow-up angiography was performed in 52 patients with patent irradiated segments at 6 months after beta-radiation with a rhenium 188-mercaptoacetyltriglycine-filled balloon for diffuse in-stent restenosis. We evaluated late recurrence (LR) and its predictors after beta-radiation. RESULTS Late recurrence at 2 years after radiation was observed in 10 (19.2%) of 52 patients. The minimal lumen diameter (MLD) progressively decreased, from 2.67 +/- 0.44 mm at postprocedure to 2.42 +/- 0.53 mm at 6 months to 2.09 +/- 0.75 mm at 2 years (P = .001). In the 42 patients without LR, the MLD decreased from postprocedure (2.74 +/- 0.43 mm) to 6 months (2.44 +/- 0.54 mm; P = .006), but did not change between 6 months and 2 years (2.35 +/- 0.49 mm, P = .13). In the LR group, the MLD was unchanged from postprocedure (2.33 +/- 0.29 mm) to 6 months (2.30 +/- 0.43 mm; P = .81), but decreased significantly between 6 months and 2 years (1.02 +/- 0.75 mm, P = .001). Multivariate analysis identified postprocedural MLD as an independent predictor of LR (odds ratio 0.025, 95% CI 0.007-0.94, P = .04). Late target lesion revascularization was performed in 6 patients (11.5%) between 6 months and 2 years after radiation. CONCLUSION Although LR after radiation was observed in some patients, irradiated segments remained stable for up to 2 years in most patients. Smaller postprocedural MLD, followed by delayed late loss between 6 months and 2 years, was associated with LR.
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- Seung-Whan Lee
- Department of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital, Bucheon, South Korea
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While randomized clinical trials have demonstrated the excellent efficacy of sirolimus-eluting stents (SES) for de novo lesions, the optimal treatment for SES-restenosis is not known. Management may include stand-alone balloon angioplasty, repeat SES implantation, or placement of a drug-eluting stent (DES) with an alternative antiproliferative agent (i.e., a paclitaxel-eluting stent, PES). The appropriate management strategy for recurrent restenosis after PES implantation for SES restenosis is even less clear. We report the initial clinical experience with intracoronary radiation therapy (ICRT) for multi-DES resistant restenosis. We performed ICRT in five patients with recurrent restenosis after treatment with both SES and PES. Over a median follow-up of 256 days (range 75-489 days), one patient had a target lesion revascularization at 182 days and subsequently died at 483 days following the procedure. Our findings support the further study of this management approach.
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- Matthew J Price
- Department of Cardiovascular Disease, Scripps Clinic, La Jolla, California 92014, USA.
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Chu WW, Torguson R, Pichard AD, Satler LF, Chan R, Porrazzo M, Kent KM, Suddath WO, Waksman R. Drug-eluting stents versus repeat vascular brachytherapy for patients with recurrent in-stent restenosis after failed intracoronary radiation. J Invasive Cardiol 2005; 17:659-62. [PMID: 16327049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Recurrent in-stent restenosis (ISR) following intracoronary radiation therapy (IRT) continues to be a therapeutic challenge. The present study aims to evaluate the clinical outcomes of patients who were treated with drug-eluting stent (DES) implantation versus repeat IRT for recurrent ISR after brachytherapy failure. A cohort of 88 patients who were previously treated with brachytherapy for ISR and presented with angina and recurrence of angiographic restenosis were evaluated for treatment with either DES [sirolimus-eluting stents (SES) or paclitaxel-eluting stents (PES); n = 34] or percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and repeat radiation (gamma or beta radiation; n = 54). The two groups had similar baseline clinical and angiographic characteristics. The in-hospital outcomes were similar between both groups. At long-term follow-up of 9.7 +/- 4.1 months for the DES group and 10.3 +/- 3.5 months for the repeat IRT group, there were no deaths or myocardial infarctions (MI). There was a trend toward more target vessel revascularization-major adverse cardiac events (TVR-MACE) in the DES group (p = 0.09). In addition, the patients in the DES group had a significantly lower survival rate compared to those in the repeat IRT group (p = 0.018). For patients who had recurrent ISR following IRT, either DES implantation or repeat radiation is safe and is associated with excellent immediate outcomes. Yet, at long-term follow-up, repeat IRT was associated with less recurrences and need for repeat revascularization when compared to DES implantation. Therefore, repeat IRT should be considered as an option for this difficult patient subset.
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- William W Chu
- Washington Hospital Center, Division of Cardiology, 110 Irving Street, N.W., Suite 4B-1, Washington, D.C., 20010, USA.
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Haase J, von Neumann-Cosel P, Damm M, Hofmann M, Störger H, Isner D, Bergmann M, Piancatelli C, Schächinger V, Schwarz F. Comparison of a centered 32P source wire system with a noncentered 90Sr/Y brachytherapy system for intracoronary β-radiation following PCI of diffuse in-stent restenosis. Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine 2005; 6:140-6. [PMID: 16326374 DOI: 10.1016/j.carrev.2005.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2005] [Accepted: 09/29/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND We investigated the potential impact of differences in effective radiation dose between the centered Guidant 32P source wire system and the noncentered Novoste 90Sr/Y BetaCath system on clinical and angiographic outcomes of intracoronary brachytherapy for the prevention of in-stent restenosis. METHODS From 10/00 to 05/04, a total of 400 patients underwent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with brachytherapy for diffuse in-stent restenosis at our institution. Following balloon dilatation, patient Group A (n=200) was treated with the centered 32P Galileo source wire system, patient Group B (n=200) was treated with the noncentered 90Sr/Y BetaCath radiation system. In Group A, the prescribed dose of 20 Gy was applied in 1-mm depth of the vessel wall. In Group B, the prescribed dose of 18.4 Gy was applied for visual reference vessel sizes >2.7 and <3.35 mm, 23 Gy for >3.36 and <4.00 mm, and 25.3 Gy for >4.00 mm, each calculated at a distance of 2 mm from the center line of the radiation source. Patients received aspirin and clopidogrel over 12 months. Primary endpoint was target lesion revascularization (TLR) at 6 months. Secondary endpoints were the binary restenosis rate and major adverse cardiac event (MACE) at 30 days and 6 months. RESULTS At 30 days, one patient of each group underwent PCI at a nontarget lesion (0.5%). At 6 months, MACEs were equally distributed in both groups. Target lesion revascularization at 6 months was 5.9% in Group A and 9.2% in Group B (P=.08). Binary angiographic restenosis rate at 6 months was 5.5% in Group A and 11.2% in Group B (P=.014). CONCLUSION Intracoronary beta-radiation using the centered 32P source wire system yielded a significant reduction of recurrence rate compared to the noncentered 90S/Y BetaCath system after PCI of diffuse in-stent restenosis. There was a nonsignificant trend toward reduction of TLR among patients treated with the centered 32P source wire system.
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- Jürgen Haase
- Red Cross Hospital Cardiology Center, Frankfurt/Main, Germany.
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Kuchulakanti P, Wolfram R, Torguson R, Rha SW, Cheneau E, Clavijo L, Chu WW, Pinnow EE, Canos D, Satler LF, Suddath WO, Pichard AD, Kent KM, Waksman R. Bivalirudin compared with IIb/IIIa inhibitors in patients with in-stent restenosis undergoing intracoronary brachytherapy. Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine 2005; 6:154-9. [PMID: 16326376 DOI: 10.1016/j.carrev.2005.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2005] [Accepted: 06/23/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Bivalirudin is replacing heparin in percutaneous coronary interventions (PCIs), including vascular brachytherapy (VBT). The aim of the study was to compare bivalirudin with eptifibatide in patients with in-stent restenosis (ISR) undergoing PCI and VBT. METHODS One hundred forty-four patients treated with bivalirudin as a single antithrombotic agent were compared with 150 patients treated with eptifibatide. Bivalirudin as a bolus of 0.75 mg/kg followed by 1.75 mg/kg/h infusion until the end of the procedure, and eptifibatide as a double bolus of 180 microg/kg followed by 2 microg/kg/min infusion for 18 h after the procedure were used. The main outcome measures were in-hospital events and 30-day clinical outcomes. RESULTS Baseline clinical characteristics were similar except that patients in the eptifibatide group were younger (P=.02) and had more saphenous vein graft lesions (P<.001). Patients in the bivalirudin group had a higher number of lesions in the right coronary artery (P<.001) and a higher number of vessels treated (P<.001). Postprocedure creatinine phosphokinase (CPK)-MB levels were significantly lower in the bivalirudin group (P<.03). In-hospital events showed significantly less minor bleeding (P=.01) and a trend toward lower major bleeding and major adverse cardiac events (MACE) in the bivalirudin group (P=.06). Thirty-day outcomes showed a significantly lower incidence of non-Q-wave myocardial infarction (MI) in the bivalirudin group (P=.004). CONCLUSION Bivalirudin, as a single antithrombotic agent during PCI and VBT, is associated with significantly lower postprocedural CPK-MB elevation, minor bleeding complications, 30-day non-Q-wave MI rates, and a trend toward lower major bleeding and in-hospital MACE when compared with eptifibatide.
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- Pramod Kuchulakanti
- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Washington Hospital Center, Washington DC 20010, USA
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Dilcher C, Chan R, Justus BL, Falkenstein P, Huston AL, Waksman R. Dose mapping of porcine coronary arteries using an optical fiber dosimeter. Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine 2005; 6:163-9. [PMID: 16326378 DOI: 10.1016/j.carrev.2005.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2005] [Accepted: 10/07/2005] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND This study is about the measurement of radiation dose contribution to the coronary arteries during intravascular brachytherapy with beta and gamma emitters utilizing in vivo optical fiber dosimeters. METHODS AND MATERIALS Domestic pigs were used. With each measurement, catheters were introduced into two different coronary arteries, including the left circumflex (LCX), the left anterior descending (LAD), the first diagonal, and/or the right coronary artery (RCA). A radioactive source (192Ir, 90Sr/Y, or 32P) and the dosimeter were loaded in each of these catheters. Data were collected as the dosimeter was being retracted at a constant rate via computer control. RESULTS The radiation dose was normalized to 100% at a 2-mm radial distance from the source. When radiating a branching artery, the dose to the bifurcation at 5 mm from the source was 35%, 10%, and 3% for the 192Ir (10 seeds), 90Sr/Y (40 mm), and 32P sources, respectively. When utilizing a 23-seed 192Ir source, the dose is 40% at a 5-mm distance. However, radiation of the RCA did not result in dosing to the LAD or LCX using any source. CONCLUSIONS The dose to adjacent artery segments is less with beta than with gamma emitters. Significant dose exposition is noted when using gamma emitters at a distance of 5 mm. The results can serve as a guideline for establishing prescription doses and safety margins for the treatment of bifurcation lesions and retreatment of the arteries.
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- Christian Dilcher
- Division of Cardiology, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC, USA
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Feres F, Munoz J, Abizaid A, Staico R, Kuwabara M, Mattos L, Centemero M, Maldonado G, Albertal M, Vaz VD, Ferreira E, Tanajura LF, Chaves A, Sousa A, Sousa JE. Angiographic and intravascular ultrasound findings of the late catch-up phenomenon after intracoronary beta-radiation for the treatment of in-stent restenosis. J Invasive Cardiol 2005; 17:473-7. [PMID: 16145235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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We report one-year angiographic and intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) outcomes of in-stent restenosis (ISR) patients treated with intravascular brachytherapy (IVBT). The benefit of IVBT for treating ISR is well documented. However, few data exist on significant angiographic and intravascular ultrasonic in-stent lumen deterioration beyond the habitual 6-month analysis after the index radiation procedure or so-called late catch-up process in the treatment of ISR. Twenty-five consecutive patients with ISR were treated with IVBT using the Beta-Cath System (a 40 mm 90 Sr per 90 gamma source). Quantitative angiographic and IVUS analysis was performed in all of them at 6 and 12 months. IVBT was successful in all patients. Four patients (16%) developed recurrent angiographic binary restenosis at 6-month follow-up, all located within the adjacent reference segments, with 2 being associated with geographical miss. An additional 4 patients (16%) presented with recurrent ISR at 12-month follow-up, all within the stented segment. Significant in-stent lumen loss (0.16 +/- 0.42 mm to 0.34 +/- 0.46 mm; p = 0.008) and in-stent intimal hyperplasia growth (+11.2 +/- 0.48 mm3; p = 0.03) was observed between 6 and 12 months. Intracoronary beta-radiation for the treatment of ISR was associated with significant luminal deterioration (late catch-up) within the stents between 6 and 12 months due to an important late progression of in-stent intimal hyperplasia.
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- Fausto Feres
- Invasive Cardiology Department, Instituto Dante Pazzanese de Cardiologia, Av. Dr. Dante Pazzanese 500, São Paulo SP 04012-180, Brazil.
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Bonan R. Late loss and clinical events. J Invasive Cardiol 2005; 17:478. [PMID: 16145236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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- Raoul Bonan
- Montreal Heart Institute, 5000 East Belanger Street, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H1T 1C8.
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Sianos G, Hoye A, Saia F, van der Giessen W, Lemos P, de Feyter PJ, Levendag PC, van Domburg R, Serruys PW. Long term outcome after intracoronary beta radiation therapy. Heart 2005; 91:942-7. [PMID: 15958367 PMCID: PMC1769013 DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2004.038026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES To determine the long term outcome after intracoronary beta radiation therapy (IRT). SETTING Tertiary referral centre. METHODS The rate of major adverse cardiac events (MACE) was retrospectively determined in 301 consecutive patients who were treated with IRT. MACE was defined as death, myocardial infarction, or any reintervention. Long term clinical outcome was obtained from an electronic database of hospital records and from questionnaires to the patients and referring physicians. Long term survival status was assessed by written inquiries to the municipal civil registries. RESULTS The mean (SD) follow up was 3.6 (1.2) years. The cumulative incidence of MACE at six months was 19.1%, at one year 36.4%, and at four years 58.3%. The target lesion revascularisation (TLR) rate at six months was 12.9%, at one year 28.3%, and at four years 50.4%. From multivariate analysis, dose < 18 Gy was the most significant predictor of TLR. At four years the cumulative incidence of death was 3.8%, of myocardial infarction 13.4%, and of coronary artery bypass surgery 11.3%. Total vessel occlusion was documented in 12.3% of the patients. CONCLUSIONS In the long term follow up of patients after IRT, there are increased adverse cardiac events beyond the first six months.
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- G Sianos
- Department of Interventional Cardiology, Thoraxcentre, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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