Neurological and cognitive disorders after coronary artery bypass grafting.
Cerebral injury is a major cause of mortality and morbidity of coronary artery bypass grafting. Stroke occurs in 3% of patients and is largely caused by embolization of atheromatous debris during manipulation of the diseased aorta. Cognitive impairment, which is predominantly caused by microemboliza...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2001
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