aMenzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia

bDepartment of Health and Human Physiology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA

cDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China

dRoyal Hobart Hospital, Hobart, Australia

eMRC Unit for Lifelong Health and Ageing at UCL, Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, University College London, London, UK

Correspondence to Prof. James E. Sharman, Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 23, Hobart 7000, Australia. Tel: +61 3 6226 4709; fax: +61 3 6226 7704; e-mail: [email protected]

Abbreviations: AIx, augmentation index; BP, blood pressure; PP, pulse pressure

Received 22 February, 2022

Revised 11 April, 2022

Accepted 12 May, 2022

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