Abstract:Survival of patients after repair of coarctation of Aorta (CoA) has improved signi cantly over the decades, but patients have decreased life expectancy as compared to the general population. This has been attributed to increased hypertension, cerebrovascular disease and coronary artery disease. There has also been an increasing concern of overweight and obesity in patients with adult congenital heart disease.While there have been studies looking at the impact of long-term hypertension on myocardial performance… Show more
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