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Table 1 Wave type, origin and nature

From: Variable open-end wave reflection in the pulmonary arteries of anesthetized sheep

Wave type

Pressure

Velocity

Wave origin

Wave nature

Compression

Right ventricle (forward)

Accelerating

Compression

Pulmonary artery (backward)

Decelerating

Expansion

Right ventricle (forward)

Decelerating

Expansion

Pulmonary artery (backward)

Accelerating