Abstract:
Objective: To evaluate efficacy,feasibility and safety of 32 P liquid filled balloon irradiation in preventing restenosis in swine.
Methods: After overstretch balloon angioplasty injury,the left anterior descending branch(LAD) of coronary artery was treated with 32 P or control 35 days later,the morphometry and histopathologic analyses were carried out in the injured segments.
Results: The lumen area was significantly larger (
P<0. 01) while the neointima area(
P<0. 01),percent area stenosis (
P<0. 01) and PCNA positive cells (
P<0. 01) reduced sighificantly in the radiotherapeutic animals than in the control animals.
Conclusion: The approach was safe,effective and feasible in preventing restenosis.