Vascular Brachytherapy
Edition: 3 edition
Publisher: Blackwell Publishing Limited
Published: July 1, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 906
ISBN-13: 9780879934897
Subjects: Cardiovascular medicine; Radiotherapy; Relapse; Medical / Nursing; Vascular Disease; Therapy For Cardiovascular Disorders; Medical; Radiology; Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation; Anatomy; Cardiology; CORONARY ARTERIES; Medical / Cardiology; Angioplasty; Complications; Coronary artery stenosis; Radioisotope brachytherapy
First sentence: Following a coronary intervention such as angioplasty, the artery may remain open or may reclose in the early phase due to thrombosis or dissection or a combination of the two, or the artery may close in the late phase due to a process of wound healing called restenosis.