Aortic geometry and long-term outcome in patients with a repaired coarctation.

Savine C S MinderhoudRick van MontfoortTimion A MeijsSuze-Anne KortelandJan L BruseIsabella KardysJolanda J WentzelMichiel VoskuilAlexander Hirsch Jolien W Roos-Hesselink Annemien E van den Bosch

Published in: Open heart (2024)

Repaired coarctation patients have a smaller aortic arch and a more tortuous course of the aorta compared with controls. Besides left ventricular mass index, geometrical features might be of importance in long-term risk assessment in coarctation patients.

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