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Table 2 Results of the local and regional PWV measurements

From: Consistency of aortic distensibility and pulse wave velocity estimates with respect to the Bramwell-Hill theoretical model: a cardiovascular magnetic resonance study

Pulse wave velocity

Subjects ≤ 50 years (n = 37)

Subjects >50 years (n = 9)

Arch_PWV (m/s)

3.84 ± 0.75

6.39 ± 0.99

AA_PWVc (m/s)

4.59 ± 1.11

9.49 ± 3.07

AA_PWVb (m/s)

5.22 ± 1.22

10.55 ± 3.57

  1. PWV are expressed as Mean ± SD; Arch_PWV: regional aortic arch PWV assessed with MRI; AA_PWVc and AA_PWVb: local ascending aorta PWV estimated according equation (1) from AA_Distc or AA_Distb.
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Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance

ISSN: 1532-429X

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