Age and Sex Differences in the Contribution of Mean Arterial Pressure to Pulse Pressure Before Middle Age.
José AlfieMaría L Posadas-MartinezLucas S AparicioCarlos R GalarzaPublished in: High blood pressure & cardiovascular prevention : the official journal of the Italian Society of Hypertension (2024)
Women of reproductive age showed a steeper increase in PP with increasing MAP, despite comparable increases in arterial stiffness in both sexes. The difference was driven by a greater contribution of MAP to the forward component of the pressure wave in women.