TABLE 5.

Values used in the model of healthy aging.

Age (years)	20	30	40	50	60	70	80
c0 (m.s–1)	4.91	5.33	5.91	6.66	7.57	8.65	9.89
0 (cm)	1.18	1.23	1.27	1.31	1.36	1.40	1.45
Cper (ml.mmHg–1)	3.08	2.75	2.42	2.09	1.76	1.43	1.10
EA,LV (mmHg.ml–1)	2.71	2.79	2.86	2.93	3.00	3.07	3.15
EB,LV (mmHg.ml–1)	0.096	0.104	0.113	0.121	0.129	0.138	0.146
Tvrp (s)	0.132	0.146	0.160	0.174	0.188	0.202	0.216

c₀ and ₀: pulse wave velocity and radius, respectively, evaluated at the middle of the ascending aorta; C_per: total systemic peripheral compliance (sum of all C₁ in Table 2, and C_2–3 in Table 4); E_{A, LV} and E_{B, LV}: amplitude and baseline elastance of the left ventricle, respectively; T_vrp: duration of the ventricular relaxation.