Effects of aging on pressure wave variation along 上许充通大学 SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY the aorta Data Simulation 50 Age 85 years 150 (6Hww) 100 d poo 50 Age 68 years 150 0 150 Age 55 years (6Hww) 100 150 50 Age 54 years 150 Age 25 years EE 100 Age 24 years 50 Renal artery Femoral artery lliac artery Thoracic Abdominal aorta aorta Ascending aorta [Liang,Takagi,et al.Journal of Biomechanics.2009] [Nichols et al.In:O'Rourke et al.(eds),Arterial vasodilation:mechanisms and therapy.1993]50 100 150 Blood pressure(mmHg) Abdominal aorta II Abdominal aorta IV R. com. iliac R. femoral Ascending aorta Thoracic aorta II 1s 50 100 150 Blood pressure(mmHg) Thoracic aorta II Abdominal aorta II Abdominal aorta IV R. com. iliac R. femoral Ascending aorta 1s 50 100 150 Blood pressure(mmHg) Abdominal aorta II Abdominal aorta IV R. com. iliac R. femoral Ascending aorta Thoracic aorta II 1s Effects of aging on pressure wave variation along the aorta [Nichols et al. In: O’Rourke et al.(eds), Arterial vasodilation: mechanisms and therapy. 1993] Data Simulation Age 25 years Age 55 years Age 85 years [Liang, Takagi, et al. Journal of Biomechanics. 2009]