Rationale and design of long-term outcomes and vascular evaluation after successful coarctation of the aorta treatment study

• Main Authors: Jose D Martins (Author), Justin Zachariah (Author), Elif Seda Selamet Tierney (Author), Uyen Truong (Author), Shaine A Morris (Author), Shelby Kutty (Author), Sarah D de Ferranti (Author), Jonathan Rhodes (Author), Marta Antonio (Author), Maria Guarino (Author), Boban Thomas (Author), Diana Oliveira (Author), Kimberlee Gauvreau (Author), Nuno Jalles (Author), Tal Geva (Author), Miguel Carmo (Author), Ashwin Prakash (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Coarctation of the aorta (CoA) can be treated using surgery, balloon angioplasty, or stent implantation. Although short-term results are excellent with all three treatment modalities, long-term cardiovascular (CV) morbidity and mortality remain high, likely due to persistently abnormal v...