Development of exercise-induced arm-leg blood pressure gradient and abnormal arterial compliance in patients with repaired coarctation of the aorta

Am J Cardiol. 2004 Nov 1;94(9):1200-2. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.07.097.

Abstract

Often, the lack of systemic arterial hypertension and the lack of a resting arm-leg blood pressure gradient are used to assess the adequacy of the anatomic result after intervention for coarctation of the aorta (CoA). Some patients with no arm-leg gradient at rest may develop a gradient with exercise, leading caregivers to question the success of the repair. It is not clear what the prevalence is of patients who have undergone a successful intervention for CoA and have no arm-leg gradient at rest but develop a significant gradient with exercise and which factors may predict the development of an arm-leg gradient with exercise. This study evaluates the prevalence and predictors of an exercise-induced arm-leg gradient in subjects who have undergone an apparently successful intervention for CoA.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Evaluation Study

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Aortic Coarctation / physiopathology*
  • Aortic Coarctation / surgery*
  • Aortic Valve Insufficiency / etiology
  • Aortic Valve Insufficiency / physiopathology
  • Arm / blood supply*
  • Arteries / physiopathology
  • Blood Pressure / physiology*
  • Cardiac Surgical Procedures*
  • Child
  • Child Welfare
  • Exercise / physiology*
  • Exercise Test
  • Female
  • Heart Rate / physiology
  • Heart Ventricles / physiopathology
  • Humans
  • Leg / blood supply*
  • Male
  • Myocardial Contraction / physiology
  • Peripheral Vascular Diseases / etiology*
  • Peripheral Vascular Diseases / physiopathology*
  • Postoperative Complications / etiology*
  • Postoperative Complications / physiopathology*
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Statistics as Topic
  • Treatment Outcome