Journal article
Incidence of thrombosis in perioperative and non-operative myocardial infarction
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The contribution of thrombosis to the aetiology of perioperative myocardial infarction (MI) is uncertain. We used optical coherence tomography (OCT) to determine the presence of thrombus and plaque morphology in patients experiencing a perioperative MI and matched patients experiencing a non-operative MI using OCT.
METHODS: We conducted a single-centre, prospective, cohort study. Thirty patients experiencing a perioperative MI and …
Authors
Sheth T; Natarajan MK; Hsieh V; Valettas N; Rokoss M; Mehta S; Jolly S; Tandon V; Bezerra H; Devereaux PJ
Journal
British Journal of Anaesthesia, Vol. 120, No. 4, pp. 725–733
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
April 2018
DOI
10.1016/j.bja.2017.11.063
ISSN
0007-0912