Impact of Intracranial Artery Disease and Prior Cerebral Infarction on Central Nervous System Complications After Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
Abstract:We tried to determine whether postoperative CNS complications after off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (OPCABG) are related to prior cerebral infarction or intracranial artery disease. Fiftyfive patients (among them, 40 men; mean age 64.6 ± 8.9 years) subjected to OPCABG underwent neurological and neuropsychological examinations 24 h before surgery. MRI was used to identify old and/or new ischemic lesions before surgery, and MRA was used to determine the presence and severity of intracranial artery disea… Show more
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