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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Exp Gerontol. 2013 May 23;48(8):701–704. doi: 10.1016/j.exger.2013.05.058

Table 2.

Arterial stiffness in response to MR Blockade

Placebo MR blockade P value
Carotid artery compliance, mm2/mmHg 0.150±0.013 0.149±0.014 0.8
Carotid artery distensibility, 10−3/kPa 23.1±1.8 23.3±1.7 0.8
Carotid artery β stiffness index 3.5±0.3 3.6±0.3 0.6
Carotid augmentation index, % 16.0±2.2 15.6±2.8 0.8
Aortic pulse wave velocity, m/s 9.17±1.19 8.92±1.19 0.5
Leg pulse wave velocity, m/s 13.45±0.45 12.81±0.47 0.3
Arm pulse wave velocity, m/s 11.43±0.62 11.73±0.68 0.7

Data are mean±SE.