Correlations with repair site gradient on echocardiography and resting arm–leg gradient
| Doppler repair site gradient (mm Hg) | Resting arm–leg gradient* (mm Hg) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| r | p Value | r | p Value | |
| *Corrected for age, height, and weight. | ||||
| Resting arm systolic pressure | 0.33 | 0.03 | 0.5 | <0.001 |
| Resting arm diastolic pressure | −0.03 | 0.84 | −0.12 | 0.46 |
| Resting arm–leg gradient | 0.47 | 0.002 | – | – |
| Immediate right arm systolic pressure | 0.13 | 0.4 | 0.24 | 0.13 |
| Immediate right arm diastolic pressure | −0.18 | 0.28 | −0.05 | 0.74 |
| Immediate arm–leg gradient | 0.19 | 0.24 | 0.28 | 0.08 |
| Recovery (4 min) right arm systolic pressure | 0.29 | 0.07 | 0.3 | 0.05 |
| Recovery (4 min) right arm diastolic pressure | 0.14 | 0.39 | −0.04 | 0.77 |
| Recovery (4 min) arm–leg gradient | 0.38 | 0.02 | 0.31 | 0.04 |