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Neurocognitive outcomes 3 years after coronary artery bypass graft surgery: a controlled study.
The Annals of thoracic surgery - 1 Dec 2007
Selnes Ola A, Grega Maura A, Bailey Maryanne M, Pham Luu, Zeger Scott, Baumgartner William A, McKhann Guy M
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BACKGROUND: Cardiopulmonary bypass has been implicated in the late cognitive decline that has been reported after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. Because most studies did not include a control group, a causal link of such decline with the use of cardiopulmonary bypass has not been established. METHODS: We compared changes in cognitive performance from baseline to 3 years in patients undergoing...
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