Table 1.

Baseline patient characteristics

Characteristic	Value
Sex, female/male, n	15/16
Age at operation, d, median (IQR)	9 d (5-30, 1-447)
Weight at operation, median (IQR)	3480 g (2900-3910 g, 980 g-10 kg)
Duct-dependency, n (%)	25 (81)
Associated disease, n (%)	30 (97)
Previous balloon angioplasty, n (%)∗	3 (10)

IQR, Interquartile range.

^∗The coarctation was slightly dilated to reach a concomitant aortic valve stenosis to dilate the aortic valve. The surgical repair of the coarctation was performed within 2 weeks.