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Does your heart stop under general anesthesia?

I am a 31 year old male. I want to know if your heart stops under general anesthesia?

1 Answer

Ordinarily not unless you have a very serious undetected heart condition. Exception is for open heart surgery where the heart is often intentionally stopped but circulation is maintained by machine.

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