The common carotid artery provides significant pressure wave dampening in the young adult sheep
Background: It has been established that the central elastic arteries of the mammalian circulation dampen the high pulse pressure emanating from the left ventricle, so that the pulsations in distal arterioles, such as in the cerebral circulation, are of lower amplitude than more centrally. However,...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2019-06-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Cardiology: Heart & Vasculature |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352906719300089 |