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Preoperative Cerebral Hypoperfusion in the Left, Not in the Right, Hemisphere Is Associated With Cognitive Decline After Cardiac Surgery
SM Benvenuti, P Zanatta, C Longo... - Psychosomatic ..., 2012 - Am Psychosomatic Soc Objective Postoperative cognitive decline (POCD) is a frequent complication after cardiac surgery. Although intraoperative events are risk factors for POCD, the role played by preoperative hypoperfusion in cognitive decline has not yet been investigated. It is also ...
Objective Postoperative cognitive decline (POCD) is a frequent complication after cardiac surgery. Although intraoperative events are risk factors for POCD, the role played by preoperative hypoperfusion in cognitive decline has not yet been investigated. It is also unknown whether the impact of preoperative hypoperfusion in the left or right middle cerebral arteries (MC As) can differentially account for POCD. The main aims of this study were to investigate whether preoperative cerebral hypoperfusion was associated with early POCD and whether lateralized hypoperfusion would differentially affect POCD in patients after cardiac surgery.
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Preoperative Cerebral Hypoperfusion in the Left, Not in the Right, Hemisphere Is Associated With Cognitive Decline After Cardiac Surgery |
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