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Apolipoprotein E4 genotype increases the risk of postoperative cognitive dysfunction in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery.
The Journal of cardiovascular surgery - 1 Aug 2006
Lelis R G B, Krieger J E, Pereira A C, Schmidt A P, Carmona M J, Oliveira S A, Auler J O C
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AIM: The aim of this study was to investigate the association between the presence of ApoE4 and the incidence of postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) after cardiac surgery. METHODS: Eighty-seven adult patients undergoing elective coronary artery bypass graft surgery were observed prospectively at a university tertiary care hospital. All patients were evaluated with the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE)...
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