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“Central arterial blood pressure” is the term commonly used to describe blood pressure in the ascending aorta, on leaving the left ventricle. Central blood pressure is very important as it affects the hemodynamic relationship between the heart and the aorta, both in systole and in diastole.
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Salvi, P. (2012). Central Arterial Blood Pressure. In: Pulse Waves. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-2439-7_5
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