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

Martins, Jose D.Zachariah, JustinSelamet Tierney, ElifSedaTruong, UyenMorris, Shaine A.Kutty, Shelbyde Ferranti, Sarah D.Rhodes, JonathanAntonio, MartaGuarino, Maria PedroThomas, BobanOliveira, DianaGauvreau, KimberleeJalles, NunoGeva, TalCarmo, MiguelPrakash, Ashwin2019-04-232019-04-232018Martins, J. D., Zachariah, J., Tierney, E. S. S., Truong, U., Morris, S. A., Kutty, S., … & Thomas, B. (2018). Rationale and design of long-term outcomes and vascular evaluation after successful coarctation of the aorta treatment study. Annals of Pediatric Cardiology, 11(3), 282. doi: 10.4103/apc.APC_64_180974-2069http://hdl.handle.net/10400.8/3932Coarctation 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 vascular function. The effects of treatment modality on long-term vascular function remain uncharacterized. The goal of this study is to assess vascular function in this patient population for comparison among the treatment modalities.engRationale and design of long-term outcomes and vascular evaluation after successful coarctation of the aorta treatment studyjournal article10.4103/apc.APC_64_18