Non-cardiac surgery too soon after stenting raises risk of heart problems

Tuesday, May 4, 2010 - 16:41 in Health & Medicine

Patients who can postpone non-cardiac surgery for at least six weeks after receiving a coronary stent are less likely to suffer reduced blood flow to the heart, heart attack and death than those who have surgery sooner, Scottish researchers report in Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions, an American Heart Association journal.

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