Author:
VINGERHOETS GUY,VAN NOOTEN GUIDO,JANNES CONSTANTIN
Abstract
The preoperative cognitive test performance of
77 candidates for elective open-heart surgery that did
not suffer from carotid artery stenosis, was compared with
the performance of 37 normal controls. Multivariate analysis
of variance, with state anxiety score and depression score
as covariates, showed a significantly reduced cognitive
performance in the surgical candidates. Post hoc
analyses using univariate F tests revealed a significantly
impaired word fluency, manual dexterity, verbal learning,
and psychomotor speed. A stepwise multiple regression analysis
revealed that, besides the usual demographic factors, preoperative
variables indicating a more precarious heart function also
contributed significantly to the estimation of the proportion
of variance of the results on several impaired cognitive
tests. Future research should focus on the etiology of
the cognitive impairment in cardiovascular disease. (JINS,
1997, 3, 480–484.)
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Subject
Psychiatry and Mental health,Neurology (clinical),Clinical Psychology,General Neuroscience
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