Circulation. Cardiovascular interventions
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Circ Cardiovasc Interv · Apr 2012
Multicenter StudyIncidence and outcome of surgical procedures after coronary bare-metal and drug-eluting stent implantation: a report from the CREDO-Kyoto PCI/CABG registry cohort-2.
There still remain safety concerns on surgical procedures after coronary drug-eluting stents (DES) implantation, and optimal management of perioperative antiplatelet therapy (APT) has not been yet established. ⋯ Surgical procedures were commonly performed after coronary stent implantation, and the risk of ischemic and bleeding complications in surgical procedures was low. In patients selected to receive DES or BMS, there were no differences in outcomes. Perioperative administration of dual-APT was not associated with lower risk for ischemic events.
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Circ Cardiovasc Interv · Apr 2012
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter StudyPrognostic significance of elevated baseline troponin in patients with acute coronary syndromes and chronic kidney disease treated with different antithrombotic regimens: a substudy from the ACUITY trial.
Elevation of baseline cardiac troponin in patients presenting with acute coronary syndromes (ACS) confers an adverse prognosis. The prognostic value of troponin elevation in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and ACS is less certain. ⋯ URL: http://www.clinicaltrials.gov. Unique identifier: NCT00093158.