Hipertensión arterial y coartación de aorta intervenida en la infancia

Coartation of the aorta is one of the most frequently operated congenital heart diseases with survival of the subject until the adult age. Many of these patients develop arterial hypertension and potentially fatal related complications such as heart failure, aortic dissection, cerebral hemorrhage or myocardial infarction. Therefore, monitoring and follow-up of these patients is of extreme importance in order to avoid late arterial hypertension and early atherosclerosis.