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Clinical Investigation and Reports

Short- and Intermediate-Term Results of 32P Radioactive ß-Emitting Stent Implantation in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease

The Milan Dose-Response Study

Remo Albiero, MD; Milena Adamian, MD; Nobuyuky Kobayashi, MD; Antonio Amato, RN; Marco Vaghetti, MD; Carlo Di Mario, PhD, MD; Antonio Colombo, MD

From the EMO Centro Cuore Columbus, Milan, Italy.

Correspondence to Remo Albiero, MD, EMO Centro Cuore Columbus, Via M. Buonarroti 48, 20145 Milan, Italy. E-mail albire{at}micronet.it

Background—Radioactive 32P ß-emitting stents have been shown to reduce intrastent neointimal hyperplasia in a substantial dose-related manner in the animal model. The aim of this dose-response study was to evaluate, in the clinical setting, the safety and efficacy at 6-month follow-up of this approach to reducing restenosis.

Methods and Results—A total of 122 32P radioactive ß-emitting stents (initially the Palmaz-Schatz and later the BX Isostent) with an activity level of 0.75 to 3.0 µCi (group 1), 3.0 to 6.0 µCi (group 2), and 6.0 to 12.0 µCi (group 3) were implanted in 91 lesions in 82 patients. There were no procedural events. At 6-month follow-up, no deaths had occurred, and only 1 patient had stent thrombosis. Pure intrastent binary restenosis was 16% in group 1, 3% in group 2, and 0% in group 3. However, intralesion restenosis was 52% in group 1, 41% in group 2, and 50% in group 3.

Conclusions—The use of 32P radioactive ß-emitting stents in patients with CAD is feasible. At 6-month follow-up, intrastent neointimal hyperplasia was reduced in a dose-related manner. However, in the 3 groups, intralesion restenosis was high because of a high late lumen loss in the reference segments at the stent edges, possibly as a result of a low activity level of radiation at the edges of the stent combined with an aggressive approach to stenting. We called this "edge effect" the "candy wrapper."


Key Words: radioisotopes • stents • restenosis • coronary disease




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