heart-rate-pulse-graph

Anomalous Left Coronary Artery from the Pulmonary Artery (ALCAPA)

Anesthesia Implications

Clinically reviewed by anesthesia providers · Updated

ArrhythmiasAvoid HyperventilationAvoid HypotensionAvoid TachycardiaReduced Cardiac OutputAvoid High FiO2

Pathophysiology

Anomalous left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery (ALCAPA) is a coronary anomaly in which the left main coronary arises from the pulmonary artery instead of the aorta. It occurs in roughly 1...

Continue reading

Read the full condition post with a free account

Free. It opens every drug, surgery and condition in the library.

Already have an account?