Cognitive Outcomes 7.5 Years After Angioplasty Compared With Off-Pump Coronary Bypass Surgery

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Author(s): Anne-Mette C. Sauër, Hendrik M. Nathoe, Jeroen Hendrikse, Linda M. Peelen, Jakub Regieli, Dieuwke S. Veldhuijzen, Cor J. Kalkman, Diederick E. Grobbee, Pieter A. Doevendans, Diederik van Dijk, Octopus Study Group

This randomized study assigned patients with CAD to either PCI or OPCAB and assessed cognition 7.5 years later. The OPCAB group had better cognition at long-term follow-up in univariate analysis, but when adjusted for covariates, there was no significant difference in the cognition outcomes.

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