Ambulatory blood pressure, left ventricular mass, and conduit artery function late after successful repair of coarctation of the aorta
Marcello de Divitiis, MD*,
Carlo Pilla, MD*,
Mia Kattenhorn, BSc*,
Ann Donald, AVT*,
Mariutzka Zadinello, MD*,
Sharon Wallace, BA*,
Andrew Redington, FRCP* and
John Deanfield, FRCP*,*
* Vascular Physiology Unit, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust and the Institute of Child Health, London, United Kingdom

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Figure 1 Relationship between brachial artery glyceril trinitrate (GTN)-induced dilation and average 24-h systolic blood pressure (SBP) in coarctation patients (top) and control subjects (bottom).
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Figure 2 Relationship between average 24-h systolic blood pressure (SBP) and left ventricular mass (LVM) index in coarctation patients (top) and control subjects (bottom).
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