title: Aortic elastic properties in patients with repaired coarctation of aorta.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Hippokration Hospital, University of Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Brili
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dernellis
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Aggeli
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pitsavos
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hatzos
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Stefanadis
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Toutouzas
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001011:Aorta / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001017:Aortic Coarctation / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D004548:Elasticity; D005260:Female; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome