As the number of percutaneous coronary interventions increase annually, patients with
intracoronary stents (ICS) who present for noncardiac surgery (NCS) are also on the rise …

The utility of interventional cardiology has developed significantly over the last two decades
with the introduction of coronary angioplasty and stenting, with the associated antiplatelet …

Early noncardiac surgery after coronary stenting increases the risk of postoperative cardiac
events. Interruption of antiplatelet therapy seems to play an important role in this increased …

Caring for patients with coronary stents in the perioperative period requires input from a
team consisting of anesthesiologists, surgeons and cardiologists. The management of the …

Anaesthesiologists are increasingly confronted with patients who had a recent coronary
artery stent implantation and are on dual anti-platelet medication. Non cardiac surgery and …

Significant advancements in percutaneous treatment of coronary artery disease have been
achieved with the introduction of bare metal stents. They have two major drawbacks …

Perioperative coronary stent thrombosis is a catastrophic complication that can occur in
patients receiving both bare-metal and drug-eluting stents. Noncardiac surgery appears to …

Background The American College of Cardiology released a scientific advisory that included
a recommendation to delay elective of noncardiac surgery (NCS) for 1 yr after percutaneous …

This article discusses how perioperative physicians are currently faced with unique
challenges when providing care for surgical patients who have undergone recent …

Whereas the development of coronary stents has been a major breakthrough in the
treatment of coronary artery disease, stent thrombosis, associated with myocardial infarction …