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(a) Wave velocity in the descending thoracic aorta of seven normal subjects as a function of age, with linear fit and 95% confidence intervals. A best-fit line of Y = 9.3X + 90 was obtained, with an R-value of 0.90. (b) Aortic distensibility versus age for the same subjects. R = 0.91.
