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46.  Cognitive deficits, memory loss, and impaired recall following
     coronary artery by-pass surgery.
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UI  - 86151880
AU  - Folks DG ; Franceschini J ; Sokol RS ; Freeman AM 3d ; Folks DM
TI  - Coronary artery bypass surgery in older patients: psychiatric
      morbidity.
AB  - Coronary artery bypass grafting in older patients usually results
      in a favorable surgical outcome. To assess whether age confers
      greater risk for postoperative psychiatric symptoms in these
      patients, we retrospectively examined 58 cases (mean age 62.5
      years) comparing pertinent clinical features of the index
      patients to matched controls (mean age 51.7 years). Analysis of
      the data, including scores on preoperative and postoperative
      scales measuring anxiety, depression, and cognitive function,
      showed a statistically significant difference in the cognitive
      performance of the elderly as shown by lower scores on the Mini
      Mental State examination (chi-square, P less than .025). Our
      findings support future efforts to address the clinical relevance
      of cognitive dysfunction in older coronary bypass patients.
MH  - Age Factors ; Aged ; Anxiety/ETIOLOGY ; *Aortocoronary Bypass/
      PSYCHOLOGY ; Chronic Disease ; Cognition Disorders/*ETIOLOGY ;
      Depression/ETIOLOGY ; Human ; Middle Age ; Occupations ;
      *Postoperative Complications ; Retrospective Studies ; Support,
      Non-U.S. Gov't
SO  - South Med J 1986 Mar;79(3):303-6