This Windkessel effect of the great elastic arteries has important biomechanical implications.
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As the carotid artery is an elastic artery, the muscular media is relatively small.
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The Windkessel effect becomes diminished with age as the elastic arteries become less compliant, termed " hardening of the arteries " or arteriosclerosis, probably secondary to fragmentation and loss of elastin.
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As people age, " The Mayo Clinic Heart Book " explains, the smooth, elastic artery walls normally become thicker, and their calcium content increases, in effect hardening all arteries to some degree.
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