An anesthetic encounter with an operated case of coarctation of aorta

Abstract

Coarctation of aorta is a connective tissue disorder, which accounts for a type of acyanotic congenital heart disease. A patient with surgically treated coarctation of aorta may present in adulthood with several cardiovascular and central nervous system problems which could pose considerable challenges in their anesthetic management. We present here our experience of the anesthetic and perioperative management of an operated case of coarctation of aorta taken up for inguinal herniorraphy.