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The heart and the brain enjoy a mutual relationship and interdependency. Alterations of cardiac function may be anticipated in most patients requiring cerebrovascular surgery. Cardiovascular disease is an important risk factor in the management of occlusive cerebrovascular lesions, aneurysms, and hypertensive hemorrhage. This chapter describes the evaluation and management of patients with cardiac disease in anticipation of cerebrovascular surgery. A variety of acute neurologic changes such as those associated with subarachnoid hemorrhage have profound effects on the heart. Physiologic and pathologic neurogenic factors influencing cardiac function are described.
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Frishman, W.H., Fein, J.M., Kirschner, M. (1985). Cardiovascular Considerations in Cerebrovascular Surgery. In: Fein, J.M., Flamm, E.S. (eds) Cerebrovascular Surgery. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-5030-2_6
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