Age-specific acute changes in carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity with head-up tilt.

CONCLUSIONS: Under a hydrostatic pressure gradient, the pulse wave traveling along the aorta undergoes an age-related, nonlinear PWV increase exceeding the increase predicted from BP dependency.
PMID: 32634245 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: American Journal of Hypertension - July 6, 2020 Category: Cardiology Authors: Pucci G, Spronck B, Avolio AP, Tap L, Vaudo G, Anastasio F, Van Den Meiracker A, Mattace-Raso F Tags: Am J Hypertens Source Type: research