title: For patients who underwent elective non-cardiac surgery, a history of stroke is associated with an increased risk of major adverse cardiovascular events and death, particularly if time elapsed between stroke and surgery is less than 9 months.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Mug˘la University, Turkey.
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Biteker
mesh_terms: D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000401:mortality*; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000401:mortality*; D017558:Elective Surgical Procedures / Q000401:mortality*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male