TY - JOUR T1 - 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 JF - Evidence Based Medicine JO - Evid Based Med SP - 26 LP - 26 DO - 10.1136/ebmed-2014-110085 VL - 20 IS - 1 AU - Murat Biteker Y1 - 2015/02/01 UR - http://ebm.bmj.com/content/20/1/26.abstract N2 - Commentary on: Jørgensen ME, Torp-Pedersen C, Gislason GH, et al. Time elapsed after ischemic stroke and risk of adverse cardiovascular events and mortality following elective noncardiac surgery. JAMA 2014;312:269–77.OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of ScienceNon-cardiac surgeries (NCS) performed in patients with a recent myocardial infarction or coronary stent implantation have been associated with increased risk of perioperative cardiac events and bleeding compared with patients with more distant myocardial infarction or stent placement.1 ,2 Whether a similar time-dependent relationship exists for stroke is not known, and recommendations on timing of surgery in patients with prior stroke in current perioperative guidelines are sparse. Jørgensen and colleagues investigated the association between prior stroke (including time elapsed between stroke and surgery) and the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) and all-cause death up to 30 days after non-cardiac elective surgery in a group of Danish patients.The study … ER -