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Cardiovascular Risk Stratification

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Perioperative cardiovascular complications pose serious risk to patients, especially those with underlying cardiac disease. The degree of risk varies widely depending on medical comorbidities and type of surgery. A careful medical evaluation before surgery can help inform a discussion of risk for patients and providers, and suggest management to mitigate risk.

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  1. Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA

    Molly Blackley Jackson M.D.

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    Molly Blackley Jackson , Somnath Mookherjee  & Nason P. Hamlin ,  & 

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Jackson, M.B. (2015). Cardiovascular Risk Stratification. In: Jackson, M.B., Mookherjee, S., Hamlin, N.P. (eds) The Perioperative Medicine Consult Handbook. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-09366-6_6

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