Background Global interest in research skills in undergraduate medical education is
growing. There is no consensus regarding expected research skills of medical students on …

Abstract Background The Fontan procedure, the last of a series of palliative operations for
patients born with single ventricles, is associated with a significant late burden of …

Objective To examine the contemporary long-term outcome after coarctation repair. Methods
This is a retrospective cohort study of 834 patients aged≥ 16 years who underwent …

OBJECTIVES: To determine by 24-hour blood pressure monitoring the risk of hypertension
late after coarctation repair in patients with arch hypoplasia. METHODS: Sixty-two of 116 …

Background The purpose of this study was to determine the rate of reinterventions from birth
to adulthood after end-to-side anastomosis technique for interrupted and hypoplastic aortic …

Background There is a high prevalence of late hypertension after coarctation repair. The
relative contribution of elevated sympathetic tone and endothelial dysfunction to its …

Objectives To determine the incidence of vocal cord paresis (VCP) after neonatal aortic arch
repair/Norwood-type procedure, and the effectiveness of noninvasive laryngeal ultrasound …

Background To (1) determine the prevalence of hypertension late after coarctation repair in
patients with normal-sized transverse arches, and (2) evaluate the potential for end-organ …

The definition of arch reobstruction seems to be equally arbitrary. There is a general
consensus that the arch is obstructed if echocardiography demonstrates a pressure gradient …

Background The long‐term prognosis of patients with repaired aortic coarctation is
characterized by high rates of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease related to …