Table 1.

Baseline characteristics.

	Covered (20)	Uncovered (25)
Mean age (years)	34.8 ± 17	18.6 ± 7.5
Males	13	19
Mean weight, kg	51.3 ± 16	46 ± 14.5
Native coarctation	16	19
Recurrent coarctation	4	6
Associated anomalies
Bicuspid aortic valve	12	8
Turner syndrome	0	2
Marfan	1	0
Phaces syndrome	0	1
Site of coarctation
Post-subclavian	20	21
Juxta subclaivan	0	2
Transverse aortic arch	0	1
Mean number of anti-hypertensives	2.2 ± 1.2	1.5 ± 1