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Cardiovascular Risk and Instability: Evaluation, Management, and Triage

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The cardiovascular system interacts with the neurologic system on many levels. This has implications for disease states in both systems. Therefore, when treating patients with neurosurgical disease, the provider must consider and be prepared to address pathological changes and consequences of treatment in the cardiovascular system. In the USA alone, approximately one of five persons has been diagnosed with some form of cardiovascular disease; and 40% of these patients are 65 years of age or more. With the progressive increase in life expectancy in the 21st century, the percentage of patients with significant cardiovascular disease and a comorbid neurological condition is also expected to increase.

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  1. Department of Anesthesiology, Kaiser Sunnyside Medical center, Clackamas, OR, USA

    Philip E. Lund MD & Jeffrey R. Kirsch MD

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  1. Department of Anesthesiology, and Perioperative Medicine, Professor, University School of Medicine, Portland, 97214, Oregon, USA

    Ansgar M. Brambrink

  2. Department of Anesthesiology, and Perioperative Medicine, Professor and Chair, University School of Medicine, Portland, 97214, Oregon, USA

    Jeffrey R. Kirsch

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Lund, P.E., Kirsch, J.R. (2012). Cardiovascular Risk and Instability: Evaluation, Management, and Triage. In: Brambrink, A., Kirsch, J. (eds) Essentials of Neurosurgical Anesthesia & Critical Care. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-09562-2_6

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