Early and late death of surgically treated patients with coarctation of the aorta.

Patients with coarctation of the aorta undergo operation with low mortality risk in most medical centers. However, some patients do not survive operation or die early in the follow up period. We review our experience in 85 operated patients with coarctation of the aorta. Three expired during hospitalization and all had severe associated anomalies, specially those of the aortic valve. Another three patients died early in the follow up period due to