A new research found that majority of older patients who underwent heart valve surgery are at risk of cognitive problems till six months after surgery. The research was done at the University of Rochester in the US. According to the News18 report the researchers have examined whether surgeries on two types of heart valves the mitral or the aortic were associated with better or worse outcomes. The study has been published in the Journal of American Geriatrics Society. The findings showed that people having aortic valve surgery are at greater risk of early cognitive decline within the first month after
