P6.19: Physiological Correlates of Aortic Reservoir and Excess Pressure in Man

• Published in: Artery research Vol. 7; no. 3-4; p. 159
• Main Authors: Schultz, M. G., Davies, J. E., Hardikar, A., Pitt, S., Hughes, A. D., Sharman, J. E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 2013; Springer Nature B.V; BMC
• Subjects: Conference Abstract; Flow velocity; Physiology

Background Central (aortic) blood pressure (BP) indices independently predict cardiovascular events and all-cause mortality, but the physiological mechanisms underlying aortic BP waveform morphology are subject to debate. The ‘aortic reservoir’ and ‘excess pressure’ are proposed as determinants of a...