Table 4.
Vascular characteristics and comparison of patients with respect to the presence of recoarctation
| AoD(+) (N = 46) |
AoD(−) (N = 39) |
p AoD(+) versus AoD(−) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR (beats/min) | 69.8 ± 13.4 | 71.6 ± 6.7 | 0.47 |
| SBP (mmHg) | 143.3 ± 14.7 | 136.6 ± 14.9 | 0.06 |
| DBP (mmHg) | 81.2 ± 9.3 | 79.1 ± 10.1 | 0.99 |
| Hypertonics (%) | 4 (8.6%) | 2 (5.1%) | 0.69 |
| ASP (mmHg) | 116.3 ± 14.2 | 110.0 ± 12.0 | 0.05 |
| ADP (mmHg) | 72.6 ± 9.9 | 69.3 ± 9.9 | 0.09 |
| APP (mmHg) | 46.7 ± 13.8 | 38.3 ± 6.9 | 0.001 |
| AP (mmHg) | 10.5 ± 6.9 | 7.5 ± 4.1 | 0.02 |
| AI (%) | 21.0 ± 8,5 | 19.3 ± 8.5 | 0.44 |
| PWV (m/s) | 7.6 ± 1.3 | 7.8 ± 2.0 | 0.49 |
| IMT (mm) | 0.67 ± 0.2 | 0.64 ± 0.1 | 0.45 |
| FMD (%) | 4.6 ± 3.2 | 5.1 ± 3.9 | 0.06 |
| NTG (%) | 10.5 ± 5.2 | 10.8 ± 5.0 | 0.75 |
CoAo patients after coarctation repair, CoAo AH(−) normotonic coarctation repaired patients, HR heart rate, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, ASP central systolic pressure, ADP central diastolic pressure, APP central pulse pressure, AP augmentation pressure, AI augmentation index, PWV pulse wave velocity, IMT intima-media thickness, FMD flow-mediated dilatation, NMD nitroglycerin-mediated vasodilatation