Use of platelet transfusion to facilitate surgery in patients on clopidogrel and aspirin therapy after drug-eluting stent percutaneous coronary intervention

Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 498-

  Sharma, Sanjiv ^a   Bhambi, Brijesh ^a  

^a Bakersfield Heart Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CLOPIDOGREL;

DEATH; DRUG ELUTING STENT; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTIVE SURGERY; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LETTER; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PROPHYLAXIS; STENT THROMBOSIS; THROMBOCYTE AGGREGATION; THROMBOCYTE FUNCTION; THROMBOCYTE TRANSFUSION;

ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON, CORONARY; DRUG-ELUTING STENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 84857065156     PISSN: 15221946     EISSN: 1522726X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ccd.23297     Document Type: Letter

References (2)

1. Gandhi NK, Abdel-Karim A-RR, Banerjee S, Brilakis ES,. Frequency and risk of noncardiac surgery after drug-eluting stent implantation. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2011; 77: 972-976. doi: 10.1002/ccd.22744.
2. Sharma S, Bhambi B, Nyitray W, et al. Use of platelet transfusion to facilitate surgery in patients on clopidogrel and aspirin therapy after drug eluting percutaneous coronary intervention. JAm Coll Cardiol 2009; 53: A399.