tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6802439210449224957.post5360490364762940416..comments2024-01-31T22:33:06.538-05:00Comments on Patient Safety Blog - Telling Our Stories: Shared Decision Making and Mike Wallace<b>Ken Farbstein</b>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12471299623665670773noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6802439210449224957.post-18358827130275936262012-05-22T19:18:00.263-05:002012-05-22T19:18:00.263-05:00It's worth noting that Wallace conducted his l...It's worth noting that Wallace conducted his last TV interview shortly before the surgery; after the surgery he "retired from public life" and I glean from news reports that after the surgery he was unable to live on his own; he suffered from dementia and lived in assisted living/ nursing home. Cognitive decline is a recognized and widespread complication of heart bypass surgery, and perhaps is especially risky in the very old, who are often suffering from other forms of subtle cognitive decline.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com