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By Richard N. Fogoros, M.D., About.com Guide to Heart Disease since 2000

Pump Head - Cognitive Impairment After Bypass Surgery

Monday April 26, 2004
Many patients after bypass surgery report depression, inability to concentrate, and other cognitive problems. Scientific evidence suggests this phenomenon is real and not imagined. And surgeons have long recognized such a condition - the term "pump head" has been bandied about surgical locker rooms for years. Read more about it here.

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