title: Non-cardiac procedures after DES: an everyday issue awaiting answers.
abstract: Need for non-cardiac surgery is a common event during the follow-up of patients treated drug-eluting stenting. The eventual associated risks of complications (bleeding and stent thrombosis) are relatively low. Larger clinical studies are needed to better delineate the optimal management of this population.
authors.affiliation: Heart Institute (InCor), University of São Paulo Medical School, Sao Paulo, Brazil.|Hospital Rede D'or-São Luiz, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Vinícius
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Esteves
authors.affiliation: Hospital Rede D'or-São Luiz, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Pedro A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Lemos
mesh_terms: D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000628:therapy*; D003328:Coronary Thrombosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D054855:Drug-Eluting Stents; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000628:therapy*; D062645:Percutaneous Coronary Intervention / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation*; D058014:Veterans Health