Diameter (D = 2Ro in mm) and systolic/diastolic arterial pressure (SBP/DBP in mm Hg) at several arterial locations with focus in cerebral arteries. Pressure values correspond to the pressure predicted at the midpoint of the vessels for the normotensive (N) and hypertensive (H) cases.
Artery | Diameter (mm) | SBP/DBP | |
N | H | ||
Brachial | 3.880 | 117/75 | 192/113 |
Internal carotid | 4.839 | 117/77 | 190/115 |
Basilar | 3.448 | 113/73 | 182/110 |
Posterior cerebral artery precommunicating part | 1.633 | 111/71 | 180/109 |
Distal medial striate | 0.545 | 110/70 | 178/107 |
Prefrontal | 0.962 | 95/61 | 160/96 |
Temporal branch of middle cerebral | 0.923 | 98/62 | 162/97 |
Lenticulostriate | 0.582 | 113/73 | 183/110 |
190 μm, 210 μm arterioles of lenticulostriate arteriolar bed | 0.190/0·210 | 102/65 | 169/101 |
30 μm, 50 μm arterioles of lenticulostriate arteriolar bed | 0.030/0·050 | 91/58 | 157/92 |
Posterior parietal branch of middle cerebral artery | 1.039 | 85/54 | 145/86 |
190 μm, 210 μm arterioles of posterior parietal arteriolar bed | 0.190/0·210 | 66/42 | 125/74 |
30 μm, 50 μm arterioles of posterior parietal arteriolar bed | 0.030/0·050 | 59/38 | 117/68 |