Hemodynamic Correlates of Late Systolic Flow Velocity Augmentation in the Carotid Artery

Table 2

Aortic hemodynamic values (mean ± SEM).

Variable	Value
Systolic blood pressure, mmHg	111 ± 2
Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg	74 ± 1
Pulse wave velocity, m/s	7.5 ± 0.2
Pressure augmentation index, %	−3 ± 2
Forward wave pressure, mmHg	34 ± 2
Backward wave pressure, mmHg	14 ± 1
WSA reflection index, %	41 ± 2
Transmission index	1.04 ± 0.06

WSA: wave separation analysis; aU: arbitrary units.