European Heart Journal Advance Access originally published online on March 10, 2005
European Heart Journal 2005 26(9):941; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehi213
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Aortic arch morphology and hypertension in post-coarctectomy patients
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Department of Cardiology
Academic Medical Center, B2-216
Meibergdreef 9
1105 AZ Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Leiden University Medical Center
Leiden
The Netherlands
Department of Cardiology
Academic Medical Center, B2-216
Meibergdreef 9
1105 AZ Amsterdam
The Netherlands
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We read with great interest the paper by Ou et al.1 who report a significant association between the so-called gothic aortic arch morphology and resting hypertension in patients after successful surgical repair of aortic coarctation. The article, however, raises several questions.