Table 2.
Distensibility of default values (in silico) versus distensibility of end-stage renal disease (ESRD; in vivo).
| Arterial segments | Distensibility (KPa−1 × 10−3) | PWVBramwell-Hill (m/s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2KDN
In silico |
0KDN
In vivo |
2KDN
In silico |
0KDN
In vivo |
|
| Aorta | 27.0 | 21.0 | 5.9 | 6.7 |
| Carotid | 23.0 | 18.0 | 6.4 | 7.3 |
| Femoral | 10.6 | 6.6 | 9.5 | 12.0 |
| Tibial | 9.0 | 5.0 | 10.3 | 13.8 |
| Brachial | 7.3 | 3.5 | 11.4 | 16.5 |
| Radial | 6.4 | 2.6 | 12.2 | 19.1 |
| Coronary | 6.1 | 4.5 | 12.5 | 14.5 |
| Cerebral | 8.1 | 4.1 | 10.8 | 15.2 |
| Digital | 5.3 | 3.4 | 13.4 | 16.7 |
| Dorsal | 5.7 | 3.2 | 12.9 | 17.2 |
In vivo data references: aorta (Briet et al., 2006); carotid (Zanoli et al., 2019); brachial (Verbeke et al., 2007); and radial (Mourad et al., 1997). PWVBramwell-Hill (m/s), pulse wave velocity calculated using the Bramwell–Hill equation.