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Clinical Investigation and Reports

Endovascular ß-Radiation to Reduce Restenosis After Coronary Balloon Angioplasty

Results of the Beta Energy Restenosis Trial (BERT)

Spencer B. King, III, MD; David O. Williams, MD; Prakash Chougule, MD; J. Larry Klein, MD; Ron Waksman, MD; Richard Hilstead, MBA; Joan Macdonald, PhD; Kris Anderberg, RN; ; Ian R. Crocker, MD

From the Andreas Gruentzig Cardiovascular Center, Division of Cardiology (S.B.K., J.L.K., R.W., K.A.), and the Department of Radiation Oncology (I.R.C.), Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Ga; the Division of Cardiology (D.O.W.) and the Department of Radiation Oncology (P.C.), Rhode Island Hospital, Brown University, Providence, RI; and Novoste Corp (R.H., J.M.), Norcross, Ga.

Correspondence to Dr Spencer B. King III, Director, Andreas Gruentzig Cardiovascular Center, Room F-606, Emory University Hospital, 1364 Clifton Rd NE, Atlanta, Ga 30322. E-mail sking01{at}emory.edu

Background—In the porcine overstretch injury model of restenosis, endovascular ß-radiation reduces neointima formation. To determine whether this therapy could be applied to patients with coronary artery disease, a special device was developed to allow delivery of 12 encapsulated 90Sr/Y sources, measuring a total of 30 mm, to various sites within the coronary arterial tree. This study was designed to evaluate the feasibility of the delivery of 12, 14, or 16 Gy at 2 mm after balloon angioplasty of stenoses of native coronary vessels.

Methods and Results—Delivery of ß-radiation was attempted in 23 patients after successful balloon angioplasty. Source delivery was successful in 21 of the 23 patients (91%). There was no in-hospital or 30-day morbidity or mortality. Follow-up quantitative coronary arteriography in 20 patients demonstrated a late loss of 0.05 mm, a late loss index of 4%, and a restenosis rate of 15%. The use of the ß-emitter 90Sr/Y significantly reduced treatment time and operator exposure compared with previous trials with the {gamma}-emitter 192Ir.

Conclusions—In this study, the administration of endovascular ß-radiation after angioplasty was safe and feasible and substantially altered the postangioplasty late lumen loss, resulting in a lower-than-expected rate of restenosis. On the basis of these encouraging results, a multicenter, randomized trial with operators and patients blinded to treatment assignment is planned.


Key Words: angioplasty • coronary disease • radioisotopes • restenosis




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