2010
Coronary stents: factors contributing to perioperative major adverse cardiovascular events
Barash P, Akhtar S. Coronary stents: factors contributing to perioperative major adverse cardiovascular events. British Journal Of Anaesthesia 2010, 105: i3-i15. PMID: 21148653, DOI: 10.1093/bja/aeq318.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor adverse cardiovascular eventsAdverse cardiovascular eventsCardiovascular eventsStent thrombosisRisk factorsPerioperative major adverse cardiovascular eventsContinuation of aspirinDual antiplatelet therapyNon-cardiac surgeryRisk of bleedingPercutaneous coronary interventionCoronary blood flowMajor risk factorDominant risk factorBare metal stentsDrug-eluting stentsNeuraxial anesthetic techniquesHigh mortality rateClopidogrel therapyAntiplatelet therapyCoronary interventionEpidural haematomaElective surgeryAnesthetic techniqueMyocardial ischaemia
2000
Con: Preoperative thallium testing should not be performed routinely before vascular surgery
Akhtar S. Con: Preoperative thallium testing should not be performed routinely before vascular surgery. Journal Of Cardiothoracic And Vascular Anesthesia 2000, 14: 221-223. PMID: 10794348, DOI: 10.1016/s1053-0770(00)90024-7.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters