Abstract
Patients with successfully repaired coarctation of the aorta have impaired distensibility. Age at surgery as well as left ventricular mass index are factors that are related to the distensibility index.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Age Factors
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Aorta / diagnostic imaging
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Aortic Coarctation / physiopathology
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Aortic Coarctation / surgery*
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Echocardiography, Transesophageal
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Elasticity
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Female
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Hemodynamics
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Humans
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Male
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Time Factors
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Treatment Outcome