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Regional aortic elastic function – obese and control groups |
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| Control Subjects |
Obese Subjects |
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| AAO Compliance (mm2/mmHg) |
2.04 ± 0.23 |
1.69 ± 0.26 |
| AAO Distensibility (mmHg-1 × 10-3) |
3.60 ± 0.44 |
3.30 ± 0.63 |
| AAO Stiffness index |
2.33 ± 0.1 |
2.55 ± 0.2 |
| DAOP Compliance (mm2/mmHg) |
1.40 ± 0.17 |
0.83 ± 0.15* |
| DAOP Distensibility (mmHg-1 × 10-3) |
5.00 ± 0.7 |
3.20 ± 0.5† |
| DAOP Stiffness index |
2.06 ± 0.1 |
2.89 ± 0.3 |
| DAOD Compliance (mm2/mmHg) |
0.93 ± 0.18 |
0.56 ± 0.12‡ |
| DAOD Distensibility (mmHg-1 × 10-3) |
8.10 ± 0.3 |
3.60 ± 0.7* |
| DAOD Stiffness index |
1.89 ± 0.3 |
4.00 ± 0.6‡ |
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AAO, ascending aorta; DAOP, proximal descending thoracic aorta; DAOD, descending (abdominal) aorta. Data are presented as mean ± standard error of the mean. *p = 0.02, † p = 0.03, ‡ p = 0.04 | ||
Robinson et al. Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance 2008 10:10 doi:10.1186/1532-429X-10-10 |
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