Researchers isolate causes of cognitive loss following coronary artery bypass surgery
Researchers isolate causes of cognitive loss following coronary artery bypass surgery, finding that minimal aortic movement significantly reduces neurological deficits. The study suggests that emboli are the cause of cognitive problems, and patients who did not use the heart-lung machine had fewer emboli.
SourceAtrium Health Wake Forest Baptist·JournalJournal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery·DateJan 21, 2006