title: PCI, stents, clopidogrel and non-cardiac surgery.
abstract: What follows in this discussion is partially abstracted from a wonderful ACCEL interview with Peter Berger by Freek W.A. Verheugt on the subject of stopping antiplatelet therapy prior to non-cardiac surgery. 1 I suspect what Dr. Berger believes is representative of the opinion of many interventional cardiologists.
authors.forename: C Richard
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Conti
mesh_terms: D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D001241:Aspirin / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000628:therapy; D000077144:Clopidogrel; D006801:Humans; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D015607:Stents; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative; D013988:Ticlopidine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*
chemical_list: D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; D000077144:Clopidogrel; D013988:Ticlopidine; D001241:Aspirin