Risk of cognitive decline in older patients after carotid endarterectomy: An observational study
Risk of cognitive decline in older patients after carotid endarterectomy: An observational study
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DOI:
10.1111/j.1532-5415.2006.00787.x
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发表时间:
2006-06-01
影响因子:
6.3
通讯作者:
Poli, Leone
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作者:
Bo, Mario;Massaia, Massimiliano;Poli, Leone
OBJECTIVES: To determine whether patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy (CE) for symptomatic left internal carotid artery (LICA) stenosis have greater risk of cognitive decline than patients with asymptomatic LICA disease or right internal carotid artery (RICA) disease.DESIGN: Observational.SETTING: Vascular surgery day hospital.PARTICIPANTS: The analysis included 103 patients (mean age 72.6 +/- 7.0, 73 men), of whom 50 had LICA disease (29 symptomatic).MEASUREMENTS: Cognitive function was evaluated (age- and education-adjusted Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), and Clock tests (CLOX1 and 2)) at baseline and at the end of the study period (average follow-up +/- standard deviation 44.4 +/- 14.3 months) in a sample of patients aged 65 and older, free from cognitive impairment, consecutively undergoing CE.RESULTS: At the end of the study period, MMSE, CLOX1, and CLOX2 scores were significantly lower in patients with symptomatic LICA disease (P