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Surgical Swine Model of Chronic Cardiac Ischemia Treated by Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
Published on: March 27, 2018
[Cognitive functions in elderly high-risk patients after off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting versus conventional
Birte Østergaard Jensen1, Pia Hughest, Lars S Rasmussen
1H:S Rigshospitalet, Hjertecentret, afsnit 2151, DK-2100 København Ø. Birtej@rh.dk
Abstract:
It has been suggested that the risk of cerebral dysfunction is less with off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (OPCAB) than with conventional coronary artery bypass grafting (CCAB). The study is a part of the Best Bypass Surgery Trial. A total of 120 elderly patients underwent psychometric testing with a neuropsychological test battery before as well as 3 months after surgery. Cognitive dysfunction was identified in 7.4% of the patients in the OPCAB group and 9.8% in the CCAB group. We found no significant difference after either OPCAB or CCAB.
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