Comments on: Mayo Clinic Researchers Find Elective Surgery after Stent Placement Should be Delayed

By: Randy Schwarz

Randy Schwarz — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 20:01:36 +0000

Mr. Hopkins:
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By: Joyce Groenke

Joyce Groenke — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 13:36:09 +0000

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By: Larry Hopkins

Larry Hopkins — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 20:43:23 +0000

Can a patient safely undergo elective surgery if they remain on their anticoagulant medication through the day of surgery if their stent was place less than the 90 days and 12 month waiting period for the respective stents?

By: indiana heart

indiana heart — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 18:12:48 +0000

This sounds like a very risky procedure.