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Cognitive function after major noncardiac surgery, apolipoprotein E4 genotype, and biomarkers of brain injury.
Anesthesiology - 1 Apr 2010
McDonagh David L, Mathew Joseph P, White Willam D, Phillips-Bute Barbara, Laskowitz Daniel T, Podgoreanu Mihai V, Newman Mark F
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BACKGROUND: Postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) is a significant cause of morbidity after noncardiac surgery. Identified risk factors are largely limited to demographic characteristics. We hypothesized that POCD was associated with apolipoprotein E4 (APOE4) genotype and plasma biomarkers of brain injury and inflammation. METHODS: Three hundred ninety-four patients older than 55 yr undergoing major elective...
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