Coronary stenting early before non-cardiac surgery: is the endothelial progenitor cell capturing coronary stent a solution?
The authors report, for the first time, immediate and mid-term outcome of early antiplatelet therapy discontinuation followed by uneventful non-cardiac surgery and endovascular aortic repair, few days after successful deployment of an endothelial progenitor cell capturing coronary stent, in three consecutive patients.
Department of Clinical Medicine, Federico II University, Naples, Italy.
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Piscione
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Cassese
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Galasso
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Rapacciuolo
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De Rosa
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Piccolo
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D'Andrea
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Chiariello
D000368:Aged; D003331:Coronary Vessels; D042783:Endothelial Cells; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000008:administration & dosage; D011300:Preoperative Care; D013234:Stem Cells; D015607:Stents; D013997:Time Factors
D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors