Key result
A pilot protocol using perioperative intravenous platelet blockade with tirofiban successfully allowed preoperative withdrawal of clopidogrel in three patients with coronary stents.
Population
Patients with coronary stents in the perioperative setting for noncardiac surgery.
Design
Editorial
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Intravenous IIa/IIIb platelet blockade may serve as a useful bridging strategy for patients with coronary stents requiring temporary cessation of oral antiplatelet therapy before surgery.
Intravenous IIa/IIIb platelet blockade may serve as a useful bridging strategy for patients with coronary stents requiring temporary cessation of oral antiplatelet therapy before surgery.
John Augoustides (2007) conducted a letter in Coronary artery stents in the perioperative setting (n=3). Intravenous platelet blockade (tirofiban) was evaluated. A pilot protocol using perioperative intravenous platelet blockade with tirofiban successfully allowed preoperative withdrawal of clopidogrel in three patients with coronary stents.
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