Do All Patients With Coarctation Need Treatment?
If the coarctation is very mild, the child may be left alone. But any coarctation that has resulted in high blood pressure or has affected LV muscle thickness and/or contractility will need treatment. Moreover, if the pressure difference between the upper and lower portion (ie. before and after the narrowing of the aorta) is more than 25 mm Hg, the coarctation will need to be relieved.
