Baseline characteristics
| Characteristic | No. |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| Male | 71 |
| Female | 46 |
| Pre-existing hypertension | |
| Yes | 53 |
| No | 60 |
| Unknown | 4 |
| SBP | 133 ± 16 |
| DBP | 73 ± 12 |
| Smoker | |
| Yes | 19 |
| No | 91 |
| Unknown | 7 |
| Type of coarctation | |
| Native | 10 |
| Recoarctation | 107 |
| Aortic aneurysm | |
| Yes | 12 |
| No | 105 |
| Degree of recoarctation on MRI (of 107 repaired coarctations) | |
| None | 50 |
| Mild | 33 |
| Moderate | 14 |
| Severe | 3 |
| Not specified | 7 |
| Intracranial aneurysm on MRA | |
| Yes | 12 |
| No | 105 |
| Additional primary diagnosis | |
| BAV (± disease of subvalvar area) | 47 |
| Ventricular septal defect | 10 |
| Mitral valve abnormality | 3 |
| Supra-aortic stenosis | 1 |
| Patent arterial duct | 2 |
| Pulmonary stenosis | 1 |
| Anomalous pulmonary venous drainage | 1 |
| Single ventricle | 1 |
| Transposition of great arteries | 2 |
| No other lesion | 46 |
Note:—BAV indicates bicuspid aortic valve; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure.