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British Journal of Anaesthesia 2008 100(1):137-138; doi:10.1093/bja/aem354
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Coronary artery stents and non-cardiac surgery{dagger}

A. Bhatia* and H. Nicholls

Luton, UK

* E-mail: bhatiaanuj@hotmail.com

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Editor—We read the review article by Howard-Alpe and colleagues1 on implications of coronary artery stents and antiplatelet therapy in patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery with great interest. We agree with the authors' statements that ‘the risk of an adverse cardiovascular event if clopidogrel is stopped in the perioperative period is unknown but is likely to be considerable’ and that ‘there are few data to guide the most appropriate management’. The decision about . . . [Full Text of this Article]

G. Howard-Alpe

Oxford, UK

E-mail: georgina.howard-alpe@nda.ox.ac.uk


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