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Non‐cardiac procedures after DES : An everyday issue awaiting answers
Author(s) -
Esteves Vinícius,
Lemos Pedro A.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
catheterization and cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1522-726X
pISSN - 1522-1946
DOI - 10.1002/ccd.26086
Subject(s) - medicine , intensive care medicine
Key Points Need for non-cardiac surgery is a common event during the follow-up of patients treated drug-eluting stenting. The eventual associated risks of complications (bleeding and stent thrombosis) are relatively low. Larger clinical studies are needed to better delineate the optimal management of this population.