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Figure 1 Distribution of thrombus and dissection from pig arteries after balloon injury with and without radiation. Porcine coronary arteries were injured by balloon overstretch and subsequently treated with either 0 or 18 Gy of 90Y prescribed to 1.2 mm from the balloon center. Treated arteries were analyzed 14 days after treatment (*p < 0.05 Control vs. 18 Gy).
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