All children have a natural need to move, play, and perform activities. Physical activity is
necessary for optimal physical, emotional, and psychosocial development for healthy …

Coarctation of the aorta was once viewed as a simple discrete narrowing of the aortic
isthmus that could be 'cured'by surgical intervention. It is now clear that this condition …

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 …

Aims The ability to assess endothelial function non-invasively with B-mode ultrasound has
lead to its widespread application in a variety of studies. However, the absolute values …

With advances in pediatric cardiology and cardiac surgery, the population of adults with
congenital heart disease (CHD) has increased. In the current era, there are more adults with …

ent of 50 mm Hg is considered severe and portends a poor prognosis if left untreated. 11
Invasive cardiac catheterization is usually unnecessary unless echocardiography is …

Hypertension continues to be a common and potentially serious problem in patients who
have undergone anatomically successful repair of aortic coarctation. Objective To assess …

Background—The purpose of this study was to compare the long-term outcomes of children
randomized to surgery or balloon angioplasty (BA) for native coarctation (CoA). A prior …

Aims To investigate the role of the geometry of the aortic arch in resting hypertension after
successful repair of coarctation (CoA). Methods and results 105 patients (15.3 ±6 years) …

Background Empirical evidence indicates that patients with congenital cardiac anomalies
may be prone to developing coronary heart disease. Although primary prevention of …