Patient with Recent Coronary Artery Stent Requiring Major Non Cardiac Surgery

Anaesthesiologists are increasingly confronted with patients who had a recent coronary artery stent implanta-tion and are on dual anti-platelet medication. Non cardiac surgery and most invasive procedures increase the risk of stent thrombosis especially when procedure is performed early after stent...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Usha Kiran, Neeti Makhija
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2009-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Anaesthesia
Online Access:http://www.ijaweb.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5049;year=2009;volume=53;issue=5;spage=582;epage=591;aulast=Kiran