Conference
Risk of Elective Major Noncardiac Surgery After Coronary Stent Insertion
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Guidelines recommend that noncardiac surgery be delayed until 30 to 45 days after bare-metal stent implantation and 1 year after drug-eluting stent implantation.
METHODS AND RESULTS: We used linked registry data and population-based administrative health care databases to conduct a cohort study of 8116 patients (≥40 years of age) who underwent major elective noncardiac surgery in Ontario, Canada between 2003 and 2009, and received …
Authors
Wijeysundera DN; Wijeysundera HC; Yun L; Wsowicz M; Beattie WS; Velianou JL; Ko DT
Volume
126
Pagination
pp. 1355-1362
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
September 11, 2012
DOI
10.1161/circulationaha.112.102715
Conference proceedings
Circulation
Issue
11
ISSN
0009-7322