[Cognitive impairment in patients of cardiac surgery with senile asthenia syndrome and preastenia].

Objective: To identify the features of the cognitive status in patients with cardiac surgery profile with senile asthenia syndrome (SAS) and preasthenia.

Material And Methods: A study included 272 patients admitted for coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). Screening for preasthenia and SAS in patients before surgery was performed using the Brief Battery of Physical Functioning Tests.

A Comparison of Two Multi-Tasking Approaches to Cognitive Training in Cardiac Surgery Patients.

Background: The multi-tasking approach may be promising for cognitive rehabilitation in cardiac surgery patients due to a significant effect on attentional and executive functions. This study aimed to compare the neuropsychological changes in patients who have undergone two variants of multi-tasking training and a control group in the early postoperative period of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG).

Methods: One hundred and ten CABG patients were divided into three groups: cognitive training (CT) I (a postural balance task with mental arithmetic, verbal fluency, and divergent tasks) ( = 30), CT II (a simple visual-motor reaction with mental arithmetic, verbal fluency, and divergent tasks) ( = 40), and control ( = 40).

Cognitive functions and patterns of brain activity in patients after simultaneous coronary and carotid artery revascularization.

Background: On-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is associated with a high risk of neurological complications in patients with severe carotid stenosis. Moreover, early postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) incidence remains high in patients undergoing simultaneous coronary and carotid surgery. Recent studies have shown that even moderate carotid stenosis (≥50%) is associated with postoperative cognitive decline after CABG.

[Cerebrovascular complications in patients with moderate and small stenosis of the carotid arteries in the hospital period of coronary artery bypass grafting using cardiopulmonary bypass].

Objective: Assessment of the incidence of acute cerebral circulatory disorder (ACCD) and decompensation of chronic cerebral ischemia (CCI) in the hospital period of coronary artery bypass graft performed using artificial circulation in patients with- and without moderate and minor carotid artery stenosis.

Material And Methods: One hundred and twenty-eight patients were examined. Neurological and neuropsychological examinations, neuroimaging were performed, concentrations of S100ß protein in blood serum were determined.

Long-Term Neurophysiological Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting.

Introduction: This study aims to evaluate late postoperative neurophysiological outcomes in patients after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG).

Methods: Forty-five male patients with stable coronary artery disease aged 45-69 years underwent extended neuropsychological assessment using the software Status PF and electroencephalographical examination 3-5 days before CABG and 5-7 years after CABG. Postoperative decline in cognitive functions was determined by a 20% decrease in the cognitive indicator compared to that at baseline on 20% of the tests included in the Status PF battery.