Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine
Volume 7, Issue 4 , Pages 202-207 , October 2006

Acute lumen overdilation improves outcome after brachytherapy of in-stent restenosis

  • Adam Witkowski

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Haemodynamics Department, Institute of Cardiology, 04-628 Warsaw, Poland. Tel.: +48 22 812 41 64; fax: +48 22 812 13 46; +48 27 226 45 06.
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  • Łukasz Kalińczuk

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland
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  • Zbigniew Chmielak

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland
    • ,
  • Jerzy Pręgowski

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland
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  • Jarosław Łyczek

      Affiliations

    • Maria Skłodowska-Curie Memorial Cancer Center, Warsaw, Poland
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  • Maria Kawczyńska

      Affiliations

    • Maria Skłodowska-Curie Memorial Cancer Center, Warsaw, Poland
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  • Wojciech Bulski

      Affiliations

    • Maria Skłodowska-Curie Memorial Cancer Center, Warsaw, Poland
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  • Anna Kulik

      Affiliations

    • Maria Skłodowska-Curie Memorial Cancer Center, Warsaw, Poland
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  • Stanisław Pszona

      Affiliations

    • Soltan Institute for Nuclear Studies, Świerk, Poland
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  • Cezary Kępka

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland
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  • Jakub Przyłuski

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland
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  • Jacek Owczarczyk

      Affiliations

    • Compart Medical Systems Ltd., Warsaw, Poland
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  • Witold Rużyłło

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland

Received 20 May 2006 ,Revised 27 July 2006 ,Accepted 27 July 2006.

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☆ Dr. Witkowski was supported by grant 4 P05C 057 15 from the State Committee for Scientific Research, Warsaw, Poland.

PII: S1553-8389(06)00189-8

doi: 10.1016/j.carrev.2006.07.006

Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine
Volume 7, Issue 4 , Pages 202-207 , October 2006

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