1 Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
2 Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas. Electronic address: [email protected].
Impairments in cognitive and physical functioning in elderly patients after myocardial infarction may not attributable to invasive interventions, but may complicate postoperative recovery