• ​James Haneman, 63 years old lawyer

• 15 year partner in established New York law firm

• Married, 2 children and 4 grandchildren

• Active life-style: squash, tennis, skiing

• In 1989: routine Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG)

• Postop: memory problems

• Surgeons strategy: wait & see, should resolve in 1-2 months

• 2 years later: James still suffered severe memory loss

• James forced to quit law practice

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