Successful brachytherapy of coronary vasospasm

Brachytherapy is a proposed treatment for in-stent restenosis and is the subject of several clinical trials and debates. The standard treatment of patients with variant angina is to eliminate vasoconstrictive factors and to administer vasodilating drugs. This is the first description of successful b...

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Published in:	Heart (British Cardiac Society) Vol. 89; no. 9; p. e25
Main Authors:	Chatterjee, T, Juelke, P D, Thum, P, Erne, P
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Cardiovascular Society 01-09-2003 BMJ Publishing Group LTD Copyright 2003 by Heart
Subjects:	angina Angina pectoris brachytherapy Brachytherapy - methods Cardiovascular disease Coronary Angiography Coronary Restenosis - radiotherapy coronary spasm Coronary Vasospasm - radiotherapy Coronary vessels Electronic Pages Heart attacks Humans Male Medical imaging Middle Aged Radiation therapy restenosis Smooth muscle Stents
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Summary:	Brachytherapy is a proposed treatment for in-stent restenosis and is the subject of several clinical trials and debates. The standard treatment of patients with variant angina is to eliminate vasoconstrictive factors and to administer vasodilating drugs. This is the first description of successful brachytherapy for coronary spasm.
Bibliography:	local:0890e25 href:heartjnl-89-e25.pdf Correspondence to:  Dr T Chatterjee, Division Cardiology, Kantonsspital Luzern, 6006 Lucerne 16, Switzerland;   chatterjeetushar@hotmail.com PMID:12923050 ark:/67375/NVC-2BCW8R8M-T istex:EFA9DB7E3FB0B79D5C4DAE77E84BAF28F375B38C ObjectType-Case Study-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-4 content type line 23 ObjectType-Report-1 ObjectType-Article-3 Correspondence to: Dr T Chatterjee, Division Cardiology, Kantonsspital Luzern, 6006 Lucerne 16, Switzerland; chatterjeetushar@hotmail.com
ISSN:	1355-6037 1468-201X
DOI:	10.1136/heart.89.9.e25