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Mean aortic blood pressure and esophageal pressure before, during, and after performing the Mueller maneuver to simulate obstructive apnea in a representative subject. With onset of the Mueller maneuver, the decrease in esophageal pressure was greater than the concomitant fall in mean thoracic aortic blood pressure, indicating an increase in dilating aortic wall pressure.
