Population
Infants with symptomatic coarctation of the aorta, divided into two age groups: group 1 and group 2.
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Pre-op LV dysfunction in infantile coarctation should not delay repair; leaves open whether hypertrophy predicts later remodeling.
Alterations of left ventricular function in infants with symptomatic coarctation appear to be largely afterload-related and do not indicate permanent impairment of contractile function.
Graham et al. (1977) studied this question.
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