ABSTRACT
Cardiovascular diseases comprise a significantly common set of pathologies, often linked to a grave prognosis. The manifestations can be classified as general signs of cardiac disease, signs specific to certain conditions, systemic diseases affecting both systems, and complications of cardiovascular surgery. This chapter would be incomplete without the mention of postoperative cutaneous manifestations, most frequently after coronary artery bypass grafting. It also includes mention of systemic diseases affecting both the integumentary and cardiovascular systems. Skin has been touted, since evermore, as a mirror of the internal homeostatic milieu. It has proven to be a worthy marker of grave systemic disease, especially of cardiovascular origin. In fact, it may be the only manifestation, thus signaling an impending, underlying disease at an early stage, which could change the outcome of the same. A high index of suspicion should always be kept, while examining the integumentary system.
