Search Tag: Aortic valve surgery

Cardiology Management

Heart-valve-surgery-associated-with-cognitive-decline

2018 23 Oct

A new systematic review and meta-analysis finds that heart valve surgery is associated with cognitive decline over the six months after surgery, although outcomes beyond six months are unclear. Aortic valve surgery – performed more commonly in older adults – entails greater risk of early cognitive dysfunction within the first month after surgery...Read more