The effect of intracoronary radiation for the treatment of recurrent in-stent restenosis in patients with diabetes mellitus
Luis Gruberg, MD**,
Ron Waksman, MD, FACC**,*,
Andrew E. Ajani, MD**,
Han-Soo Kim, MD**,
R. Lawrence White, MD
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Ellen E. Pinnow, MS**,
Lowell F. Satler, MD, FACC**,
Augusto D. Pichard, MD, FACC**,
Kenneth M. Kent, MD, PhD, FACC** and
Joseph Lindsay, Jr, MD, FACC**
* Cardiovascular Research Institute, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC, USA
Washington Cancer Center, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC, USA

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Figure 1 Binary restenosis rates at six-month angiographic follow-up between patients treated with intracoronary radiation versus patients randomized to the placebo arm. White bars= placebo; black bars= radiation.
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Figure 2 Target lesion revascularization rates at six-month follow-up in patients treated with intracoronary radiation and patients randomized to the placebo arm. White bars= placebo; black bars= radiation.
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Figure 3 Target vessel revascularization rates at six-month follow-up in patients treated with intracoronary radiation and patients randomized to the placebo arm. White bars= placebo; black bars= radiation.
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