Cerebral Ischemic Injury and Cognitive Impairment After Off-Pump and On-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgery

Long-term cognitive function and magnetic resonance imaging evidence of brain injury were similar after off-pump and on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting surgery. Preoperative cerebral magnetic resonance imaging can be used to predict the risk for cognitive dysfunction after coronary artery bypass grafting surgery.