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Does coronary artery bypass grafting affect cognitive function in patients with coronary artery disease?
Does coronary artery bypass grafting affect cognitive function in patients with coronary artery disease?
This review highlights the need to consider cognitive function, in addition to morbidity and mortality, when evaluating the efficacy of treatments for coronary artery disease.
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Supports assessing cognitive function in CAD treatment evaluations; leaves open effects of revascularization on cognition.
Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is a well-established and common surgical procedure for the treatment of coronary artery disease (CAD). Although CABG is associated with increased survival, especially in patients with left main or 3-vessel disease, the effects of CABG on measures of cognitive performance are less well known. This review examines the incidence and severity of cognitive impairment after CABG and suggests that future research will need to consider issues of cognitive functions, as well as morbidity and mortality, in evaluating the efficacy of treatments for CAD.
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Robinson et al. (1990) studied this question.
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