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Editorial
. 2021 Jan 1;97(1):47.
doi: 10.1002/ccd.29448.

"Back to the future: Beta radiation to treat recurrent in-stent restenosis"

Enrique Rodriguez-Paz  1 , Richard Heuser  2
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Editorial

"Back to the future: Beta radiation to treat recurrent in-stent restenosis"

Enrique Rodriguez-Paz et al. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. .

Abstract

When a patient presents with restenosis and two layers of previously place drug eluting stents this is a true treatment dilemma for the interventionist. Beta radiation has proven its efficacy to decrease in-stent restenosis compared to standard PCI. No drug-coated balloons are currently available in the United States for treatment of in-stent restenosis.

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