An unexpected cause of cardiac arrest during laparoscopy in an infant with supravalvar aortic stenosis

Severe myocardial ischaemia during mask

Severe myocardial ischaemia during mask induction of anaesthesia in an infant with unknown critical supravalvular aortic stenosis

✍ J. J. Driessen; A. M. Van Oort; L. H. D. J. Booij 📂 Article 📅 2003 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 53 KB

## Summary Congenital supravalvular aortic stenosis is an uncommon type of aortic obstruction. When critical, it represents an extreme variant of outflow tract obstruction with increased risk of cardiovascular instability during exercise or anaesthesia. We present a case of severe myocardial ischae