Following cardiac valve replacement, new small ischemic brain lesions were detected by diffusion-weighted MRI. Neurocognitive decline was present early after operation, but resolved within 4 months. A correlation of new ischemic lesions to postoperative cognitive dysfunction or clinical variables was not found.

Although neurocognitive decline after CABG is mostly transient, memory impairment can persist for months. New ischemic brain lesions on postoperative diffusion-weighted MRI do not appear to account for the persistent neurocognitive decline.

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