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Coarctation Long-term Assessment (COALA): significance of arterial hypertension in a cohort of 404 patients up to 27 years after surgical repair of isolated coarctation of the aorta, even in the absence of restenosis and prosthetic material.

Dokumenttyp:
Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Article
Autor(en):
Hager, A; Kanz, S; Kaemmerer, H; Schreiber, C; Hess, J
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE: Recent studies have demonstrated that there is a loss of aortic compliance in patients after coarctation repair. The clinical effect of this and other mechanisms apart from restenosis on the rate of arterial hypertension is unknown. METHODS: From 1974 through 2000, 404 patients born before January 1, 1985, underwent surgical intervention for isolated aortic coarctation. From those 382 who are still alive, 273 patients aged 16 to 73 years (1-27 years after surgical intervention) underw...     »
Zeitschriftentitel:
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg
Jahr:
2007
Band / Volume:
134
Heft / Issue:
3
Seitenangaben Beitrag:
738-45
Sprache:
eng
Volltext / DOI:
doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2007.04.027
PubMed:
http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17723827
Print-ISSN:
0022-5223
TUM Einrichtung:
Klinik für Herz- und Gefäßchirurgie (Prof. Lange); Klinik für Kinderkardiologie und angeborene Herzfehler (Prof. Hess)
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