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Figure 9 Pulsatile Pressure Changes in the Vascular Tree
Schematic representation of pulsatile pressure change between left ventricle and capillaries of a young subject (left) and an older human with arterial stiffening (right). In the older person, pulsations are not absorbed in the large arteries and so extend down into the microcirculation.
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