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Perinatal outcomes of pregnancies with nuchal cord in predominantly African American and Hispanic women were not adversely affected. Analysis of umbilical cord blood gases suggests mixed respiratory and metabolic fetal acidosis.

• Impaired arterial strain is a measure of increased stiffness in arteries • Ascending aorta strain correlates with left ventricular mass and longitudinal strain • Ascending aorta strain is significantly lower in hypertensive coarctation patients • Hypertension may be a consequence of vascular pathology persisting despite repair.

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