Long-term cocaine use is associated with premature alterations in regional aortic strain and distensibility measured by magnetic resonance imaging

Table 1 Comparison of the aortic ascending and descending strain and distensibility of the cocaine

	Non-Users Controls	Cocaine Use
Ascending Aortic Strain, %	18 ± 4	17 ± 8
Ascending Aortic Distensibility, 10^-3.kPa^-1	35 ± 13	29 ± 16
Descending Aortic Strain, %	18 ± 6	16 ± 5
Descending Aortic Distensibility, 10^-3.kPa^-1	31 ± 14	27 ± 13

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