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Aortic Atresia

Anesthesia Implications

Clinically reviewed by anesthesia providers · Updated

ArrhythmiasAvoid HyperventilationAvoid HypotensionAvoid HypovolemiaAvoid Prolonged FastingAvoid StressorsCyanosisPulmonary HypertensionReduced Cardiac OutputAvoid High FiO2Duct-Dependent Circulation

Pathophysiology

Aortic atresia is congenital fusion of the aortic valve cusps, leaving no antegrade flow out of the left ventricle. It sits at the far end of the left ventricular outflow tract malformation spectrum,...

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