Study questions theory on bypass, mental decline link

Wednesday, March 20, 2002

CHICAGO -- The loss of mental sharpness suffered by many heart-bypass patients several months after surgery may not be caused by the heart-lung machine used in the operating room after all, a study suggests.

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