Figure 1.
A–B. Scout cardiovascular magnetic resonance image of thoracic aorta demonstrating the planning of a transverse section through proximal descending aorta at the level of the right pulmonary artery. C. Arterial stiffness equations. Area(s) = systolic area, area(d) = diastolic area, ΔP = SBP-DBP, ρ = blood density (1059 kg.m−3).
Table 1.
Participant characteristics.
Table 2.
Haemodynamic and vascular parameters.
Table 3.
Statistical analyses of systolic blood pressure and vascular parameters.
Table 4.
Cardiac mass, structure and function parameters.
Table 5.
Statistical analyses of cardiac mass.