Usefulness of cardiopulmonary exercise testing to predict the development of arterial hypertension in adult patients with repaired isolated coarctation of the aorta
- Buys, Roselien
- Van De Bruaene, Alexander
- Müller, Jan
- Hager, Alfred
- Khambadkone, Sachin
- Giardini, Alessandro
- Cornelissen, Véronique
- Budts, Werner
- Vanhees, Luc
DOIAbstract
BACKGROUND: Patients who underwent surgery for aortic coarctation (COA) have an increased risk of arterial hypertension. We aimed at evaluating (1) differences between hypertensive and non-hypertensive patients and (2) the value of cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) to predict the development or progression of hypertension. METHODS: Between 1999 and 2010, CPET was performed in 223 COA-patients of whom 122 had resting blood pressures of <140/90mmHg without medication, and 101 were considered hypertensive. Comparative statistics were performed. Cox regression analysis was used to assess the relation between demographic, clinical and exercise variables and the development/progression of hypertension. RESULTS: At baseline, hypertensive pat...
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