When is it appropriate to stop antiplatelet therapy in a patient with a drug-eluting stent prior to noncardiac surgery?

Anitha Rajamanickam, MD
Section of Hospital Medicine, Department of General Internal Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH

Vaishali Singh, MD, MPH, MBA
Section of Hospital Medicine, Department of General Internal Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH

Ashish Aneja, MD
Section of Hospital Medicine, Department of General Internal Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH

Correspondence: Anitha Rajamanickam, MD, Section of Hospital Medicine, Department of General Internal Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, S70, Cleveland, OH 44195; rajamaa@ccf.org

All authors reported that they have no commercial affiliations or financial interests that pose a potential conflict of interest with this article.

Anitha Rajamanickam, MD
Section of Hospital Medicine, Department of General Internal Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH

Vaishali Singh, MD, MPH, MBA
Section of Hospital Medicine, Department of General Internal Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH

Ashish Aneja, MD
Section of Hospital Medicine, Department of General Internal Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH

Correspondence: Anitha Rajamanickam, MD, Section of Hospital Medicine, Department of General Internal Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, S70, Cleveland, OH 44195; rajamaa@ccf.org

All authors reported that they have no commercial affiliations or financial interests that pose a potential conflict of interest with this article.

Anitha Rajamanickam, MD
Section of Hospital Medicine, Department of General Internal Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH

Vaishali Singh, MD, MPH, MBA
Section of Hospital Medicine, Department of General Internal Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH

Ashish Aneja, MD
Section of Hospital Medicine, Department of General Internal Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH

Correspondence: Anitha Rajamanickam, MD, Section of Hospital Medicine, Department of General Internal Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, S70, Cleveland, OH 44195; rajamaa@ccf.org

All authors reported that they have no commercial affiliations or financial interests that pose a potential conflict of interest with this article.