SynthesisInternational journal of cardiology2019
Cognitive outcomes following coronary artery bypass grafting: A systematic review and meta-analysis of 91,829 patients.
Synthesis in International journal of cardiology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07231731 (Association of MicroRNA-151-5p Expression With Systemic Inflammatory Response and Cognitive Status in Patients After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery), which is not on this map. Cited by 87 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Association of MicroRNA-151-5p Expression With Systemic Inflammatory Response and Cognitive Status in Patients After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery (MiRNACOG)
Who cites it
87 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Cognitive Outcomes in Randomized Controlled Trials of Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery From 2005 to 2025: A Systematic Review.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2026Pooled it
- Outcomes associated with postoperative cognitive dysfunction: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Age and ageing · 2024Pooled it
- Preoperative cognitive training improves postoperative cognitive function: a meta-analysis and systematic review of randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in neurology · 2023Pooled it
- Associations between coronary heart disease and risk of cognitive impairment: A meta-analysis.Brain and behavior · 2021Pooled it
- Investigating how electroencephalogram measures associate with delirium: A systematic review.Clinical neurophysiology : official journal of the International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2021Pooled it
- The Effect of Intraoperative Cerebral Oximetry Monitoring on Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction and ICU Stay in Adult Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2021Pooled it
- Risk Factors for Delirium and Cognitive Decline Following Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2020Pooled it
- Hypobaric type oxygenators during cardiopulmonary bypass for cardiac surgery to reduce gaseous microemboli: A randomized controlled trial.JTCVS open · 2026Trial
- Cerebral oximetry-guided anaesthesia and postoperative delirium in elderly patients undergoing off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting: a randomized controlled trial.BMC geriatrics · 2026Trial
- Low-dose nicardipine during cardiopulmonary bypass improves carotid hemodynamics in CABG patients: a randomized controlled trial.Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2025Trial
- Systemic davunetide provides sex-specific neuroprotection during Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG).Translational psychiatry · 2025Trial
- Anesthesia-induced electroencephalogram oscillations and perioperative outcomes in older adults undergoing cardiac surgery.Journal of clinical anesthesia · 2025Trial
- Cognitive Training for Reduction of Delirium in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery: A Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2024Trial
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- The impact of postoperative cognitive training on health-related quality of life and cognitive failures in daily living after heart valve surgery: A randomized clinical trial.Brain and behavior · 2023Trial
- Primary Chemoablation of Low-Grade Intermediate-Risk Nonmuscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer Using UGN-102, a Mitomycin-Containing Reverse Thermal Gel (Optima II): A Phase 2b, Open-Label, Single-Arm Trial.The Journal of urology · 2022Trial
- Longitudinal assessment of preoperative dexamethasone administration on cognitive function after cardiac surgery: a 4-year follow-up of a randomized controlled trial.BMC anesthesiology · 2021Trial
- From heart to mind: A narrative review of incidence, risk factors, and mechanisms of dementia after cardiac surgery.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2026Review
- Major Adverse Cognitive Events (MACE-Cog): A New "MACE" Framework for Cognitive Outcomes in Cardiovascular Diseases and Stroke.Circulation · 2026Review
- Cognitive dysfunction after cardiac surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis on the mini-mental state examination findings.Biomedical reports · 2026Article
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Abstract
backgroundCognitive impairments, including delirium, are common after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery, as described in over three decades of research. Our aim was to pool estimates across the literature for the first-time, relative to time (from pre- to post-CABG) and diagnosis (cognitive impairment, delirium and dementia).
methodsA systematic search of four databases was undertaken. 215 studies incorporating data from 91,829 patients were used to estimate the prevalence of cognitive impairments pre- and post-CABG, including delirium and dementia post-CABG, using random effects meta-analyses.
resultsPre-surgical cognitive impairment was seen in 19% of patients. Post-operatively, cognitive impairment was seen in around 43% of patients acutely; this resolved to 19% at 4-6 months and then increased to 25% of patients between 6-months to 1-year post-operatively. In the long term, between 1 and 5-years post-operatively, cognitive impairment increased and was seen in nearly 40% of patients. Post-operative delirium was apparent in 18% of CABG patients which increased to 24% when a diagnostic instrument was utilized alongside clinical criteria. Dementia was present in 7% of patients 5-7 years post-surgery.
conclusionThe results of this meta-analysis demonstrate that cognitive impairment and delirium are major issues in CABG patients which require specific attention. It is imperative that appropriate methods for investigating cognitive impairment, and screening for delirium using a diagnostic instrument, occur in both pre-and post-CABG settings.
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