Abstract #3293

Aortic Pulse Wave Velocity Evaluation with 5-Year Followup

Yi Wang^1,2, Edwin Estrada¹, Visali Kodali¹, Nathaniel Reichek^1,3

¹Research, St. Francis Hospital, Roslyn, NY, United States; ²Biomedical Engineering, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, United States; ³Cardiology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, United States

Aortic pulse wave velocity is altered by normal aging, as well as vessel wall pathology. We evaluated aortic compliance and its relationship to age in normals and repeated the evaluation at 5-year followup.