Perioperative cardiovascular complications are important causes of morbidity and mortality
associated with non-cardiac surgery, particularly in patients with coronary artery disease …

Noncardiac surgery (NCS) may be required within the first year after percutaneous coronary
intervention (PCI) in approximately 4% of patients and is the second most common reason …

Optimal perioperative antiplatelet therapy in patients with coronary stents undergoing
surgery still remains poorly defined and a matter of debate among cardiologists, surgeons …

To the Editor: Noncardiac surgery early after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with
stenting has been associated with adverse cardiac events in the perioperative period (1, 2) …

An increasing number of patients suffering from cardiovascular disease, especially coronary
artery disease (CAD), are treated with aspirin and/or clopidogrel for the prevention of major …

Perioperative management of antithrombotic therapy in patients treated with coronary stents
undergoing surgery remains poorly defined. Importantly, surgery represents a common …

The aim was to investigate the perioperative risk of ischaemic and bleeding events in
patients with coronary stents undergoing cardiac and non-cardiac surgery and how these …

Background Perioperative discontinuation of antiplatelet therapy (APT) in patients with
coronary stents has been associated with major adverse cardiac events. Our aim was to …

Previous studies have shown a high incidence of cardiovascular complications when
noncardiac surgery (NCS) is performed after coronary stenting. No study has compared the …

e378 operative practice. Therefore, some additional consideration may be warranted before
preoperative revascularization is undertaken. In particular, consideration should be given to …