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WELCOME
CCAS is a society organized within the Society for Pediatric Anesthesia. The CCAS concept originated with cardiac anesthesia directors and other key leaders at major congenital heart disease programs, who believed there was a need for a new society because of rapid advancement of highly specialized knowledge in the field, and a great increase in the numbers of patients, including adults with congenital heart disease.
Question of the Week
A 5-year-old boy presents with recurrent respiratory infections, chronic cough, and dysphagia. Computed tomography of the lungs confirms a right aortic arch with an aberrant left subclavian artery, consistent with a vascular ring. Which of the following vascular anomalies is MOST likely associated with this lesion?
A. Coarctation of the aorta
B. Kommerell’s Diverticulum
C. Interrupted aortic arch