The effect on systolic hypertension after repair of coarctation of the aorta in adults

8 adult patients with aortic coarctation, mean age 28.5±8.59 years, 75% male, all receiving 2 or 3 antihypertensive drugs preoperatively.

Surgical repair of aortic coarctation (bypass graft between proximal and distal descending aorta, bypass graft from left subclavian artery to descending aorta, or patch aortoplasty).

Effect on systolic hypertension and results of repair (mortality, morbidity, recoarctation).surrogate