Does Open Heart Surgery Affect Cognitive Abilities?

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Oct 12, 2018, 12:49 pm169 pts
Most people who need open heart surgery to repair damaged heart valves are aged 65 or older. The American Heart Association (AHA) estimates that nearly 8 million people have had heart surgeries. However, we don’t fully understand the effects of heart surgery on an older adult’s cognition (the ability to…

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