1
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B-NR
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1. In patients with CoA, including those who have undergone surgical or endovascular intervention, an MRI or CT is recommended for initial, surveillance, and follow-up aortic imaging.1–4
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1
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C-EO
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2. In patients with CoA, BPs should be measured in both arms and one of the lower extremities. |
1
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B-NR
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3. In patients with significant native or recurrent CoA (Table 37) and hypertension, endovascular stenting or open surgical repair of the coarctation is recommended.2,3,5–12
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1
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C-EO
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4. In patients with CoA, guideline-directed medical therapy is recommended for the treatment of hypertension.13
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2b
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B-NR
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5. In adult patients with CoA, screening for intracranial aneurysms by MRI or CT may be reasonable.14–18
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