Coronary artery bypass surgery
Coronary artery bypass surgery
Pump Head -- Is it For Real?
Pump head is reduced cognitive function after coronary artery bypass surgery. A new study suggests the reduced mental function may be related to underlying atherosclerosis rather than the surgery.
Pump head is reduced cognitive function after coronary artery bypass surgery. A new study suggests the reduced mental function may be related to underlying atherosclerosis rather than the surgery.
What Is Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
In coronary artery bypass surgery -- also called coronary artery bypass grafting, or CABG -- surgeons graft a healthy artery or vein to a diseased coronary artery, beyond the areas that are blocked by plaques. This procedure allows blood to bypass the diseased part of the artery, and improves the supply of blood the heart muscle.
In coronary artery bypass surgery -- also called coronary artery bypass grafting, or CABG -- surgeons graft a healthy artery or vein to a diseased coronary artery, beyond the areas that are blocked by plaques. This procedure allows blood to bypass the diseased part of the artery, and improves the supply of blood the heart muscle.
Pump Head - cognitive deficits after bypass surgery
A recent study suggests that mental deterioration after heart surgery is both more common and more persistent than previously realized.
A recent study suggests that mental deterioration after heart surgery is both more common and more persistent than previously realized.
Post-operative depression
Post-open heart (and post heart attack) depression is prevalent, and dangerous if untreated. Unfortunately, it is likely to be confused with "pump head," and missed.
Post-open heart (and post heart attack) depression is prevalent, and dangerous if untreated. Unfortunately, it is likely to be confused with "pump head," and missed.