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pubmed:abstractText |
As a result of advances in surgical, anesthetic, and medical management, cardiac surgery can now be performed on older, sicker patients, some of whom have had prior cardiac interventions. As surgical mortality has declined in recent years, attention has focused on the complications of stroke and encephalopathy after cardiac surgery.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Department of Neurology, The Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA. guy.mckhann@jhu.edu
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Review,
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't,
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
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