Intracoronary radiotherapy with a 188Rhenium liquid-filled angioplasty balloon system in in-stent restenosis: a single-center, prospective, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind evaluation

Abstract

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.