aWilliam S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital
bDivision of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin
cDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Irvine – Edwards Lifesciences Foundation Cardiovascular Innovation and Research Center, University of California, Irvine, California, USA
dDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, CARIM School for Cardiovascular Diseases, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
Correspondence to Ryan J. Pewowaruk, PhD, William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital, 2500 Overlook Terrace, D2222, Madison, WI 53705, USA. E-mail: [email protected]
Abbreviations: cfPWV, carotid–femoral pulse wave velocity; D, diameter; Dref, reference diameter; ECM, extracellular matrix; k, vascular smooth muscle tone parameter; kref, reference vascular smooth muscle tone parameter; NTG, nitroglycerin; P, reference pressure; Pref, reference pressure; PWV, pulse wave velocity; VSM, vascular smooth muscle; βECM, extracellular matrix stiffness parameter; βVSM, vascular smooth muscle stiffness parameter
Received 16 September, 2022
Revised 23 November, 2022
Accepted 20 December, 2022
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