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For patients who underwent elective non-cardiac surgery, a history of stroke is associated with an increased risk of major adverse cardiovascular events and death, particularly if time elapsed between stroke and surgery is less than 9 months
- Correspondence to : Dr Murat Biteker, Faculty of Medicine, Mug˘la Sıtkı Koçman Üniversitesi, Tıp Fakültesi, Orhaniye Mah. Haluk Özsoy Cad, Mug˘la 48000, Turkey; murbit2{at}yahoo.com
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For patients who underwent elective non-cardiac surgery, a history of stroke is associated with an increased risk of major adverse cardiovascular events and death, particularly if time elapsed between stroke and surgery is less than 9 months
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- First published October 24, 2014.
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October 25, 2017
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