Demographic and clinical variables | Repaired CoA, n=61 | NoCoA, n=84 | P value |
Time gap between CMR scans | 4.6±1.5 (range: 1.3–7.7) | 3.0±1.9 (range: 0.3–7.7) | <0.001*** |
Mean age at baseline | 34±13 (range: 13–60) | 42±17 (range: 15–73) | 0.006** |
Mean age at last follow-up | 38±13 (range: 18–64) | 45±17 (range: 17–77) | 0.02* |
Males | n=36, 59% | n=62, 74% | 0.06 |
ReCoA | n=33, 54% | – | N/A |
Moderate/severe reCoA | n=12, 36% | – | N/A |
Valve type 0 | n=4, 7% | n=11, 13% | 0.01* |
Valve type 1, RL fusion | n=51, 84% | n=52, 62% | |
Valve type 1, RN fusion | n=3, 5% | n=15, 18% | |
Moderate/severe aortic stenosis | n=3, 5% | n=26, 31% | <0.001*** |
Moderate/severe aortic regurgitation | n=4, 7% | n=19, 22% | 0.009** |
Hypertensive patients | n=26, 43% (22 under medication, three no medication and one unknown) | n=32, 38% (30 are under medication and two unknowns) | 0.5 |
Type of CoA repair |
| N/A |
CMR, cardiovascular magnetic resonance; CoA, coarctation; reCoA, re-coarctation; RL, right coronary and left coronary; RN, right non-coronary.