Mental Effects of Bypass Surgery

Correction below.
I once did a long story on bypass and can't remember anymore whether I knew about this or not.
But while the article I linked to relates it to Bill Clinton's public gaffes during this campaign, what came immediately to my mind was Dick Cheney. He's had more than one bypass, more than two, I think at least three, possibly four. Whoa!
Money quote:

Brain damage during bypass surgery is so common that hospital personnel refer to it as pump head. The primary cause is emboli produced during surgery from clamping the aorta and from the "heart-lung machine." This machine pumps blood to keep the patient alive while the heart is stopped during the operation. Unfortunately, this pump also introduces toxic gases, fat globules, and bits of plastic debris into the bloodstream of the patient under anesthesia. Once they are in the bloodstream, these particles migrate to the brain where they can clog capillaries and prevent adequate amounts of blood and oxygen from flowing to the brain. Essentially, all patients experience brain emboli during surgery and for many the damage is permanent.

Correction: I did a Google search and learned Cheney only had one bypass, in 1988, but he's had further procedures since then.