Cardiac Function After Aortic Coarctation Stenting

This cross-sectional study aims to evaluate left ventricular and left atrial strain parameters in patients at least one year after aortic coarctation stenting compared with healthy controls.

Inclusion Criteria: * \- Patients with native or post-surgical recoarctation who underwent coarctation stenting one year or more earlier * Healthy controls matched for age, sex, and body weight * Written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * \- Refusal to participate * Systemic disease affecting cardiac mechanics (diabetes, collagen diseases, significant valvular heart disease, ischemia) * Associated congenital heart disease affecting cardiac mechanics (significant ASD, VSD, or PDA)