Medium-term systemic blood pressure after stenting of aortic coarctation: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Timion A MeijsEvangeline G WarmerdamMartijn G SliekerGregor J KringsMirella M C MolenschotFolkert J MeijboomGertjan T SieswerdaPieter A DoevendansBerto J BoumaRobbert J de WinterBarbara J M MulderMichiel VoskuilPublished in: Heart (British Cardiac Society) (2019)
Stent implantation for CoA is associated with a significant decline in systolic and diastolic BP during medium-term follow-up. The degree of BP reduction appears to be dependent on baseline systolic BP, baseline peak systolic gradient, and whether stenting is performed for native or recurrent CoA.