Quality of life after surgical treatment of coarctation in long-term follow-up (CoAFU): Predictive value of clinical variables

Quality of life in patients late after aortic coarctation repair is fairly good compared with healthy controls. Impairments in general health and health transition depend mainly on age, can be explained due to numerous comorbidities and reinterventions in long-term. The predictive value of the commonly assessed clinical variables on quality of life is limited.