Background Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is known to improve heart function and
quality of life, while rates of surgery‐related mortality are low. However, delirium and …

Background—Moderate elevations of brain temperature, when present during or after
ischemia or trauma, may markedly worsen the resulting injury. We review these provocative …

Microemboli have been implicated in the etiology of neuropsychological deficits after
cardiopulmonary bypass. This study examined the incidence of high-intensity transcranial …

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Two thousand patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting with cardiopulmonary
bypass were prospectively studied to compare the influence of age on the incidence of …

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to evaluate the predictive value of cerebral regional
oxygen saturation (rSO2) in the occurrence of postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) in …

Objective: Substantial, albeit scattered, evidence suggests that coronary artery bypass
grafting may impair cognitive function. As methods and definitions differ greatly across …

BACKGROUND.: Despite the large body of literature documenting the presence of cognitive
decline after coronary artery bypass grafting, there is little consensus as to the frequency …

Cerebral dysfunction after coronary artery bypass operations represents some to the most
serious and costly complications of cardiac surgery, We used transcranial Doppler …

Transcranial Doppler ultrasonography detects embolic signals during coronary artery
bypass surgery. The relationship between embolization and specific events of bypass …