Structural and Functional Properties of Venous Wall: Relationship between Elastin, Collagen, and Smooth Muscle Components and Viscoelastic Properties

Table 2

Biomechanical parameters.

	Jugular vein	Vena cava	Femoral vein
	MV ± SD	MV ± SD	MV ± SD
Low pressure compliance (10^−3 m·kPa^−1)	2.03±0.23	5.10±0.38^a	1.51±0.15^a,b
High pressure compliance (10^−3 m·kPa^−1)	1.73±0.23 *	4.88±0.45^a*	1.35±0.15^a,b*
Viscosity (kPa·s·m^−1)	162.06±17.29	53.20±7.87^a	203.49±30.59^a,b

Mean value (MV) ± standard deviation (SD).
^a𝑃<0.05 with respect to jugular vein.
^b𝑃<0.05 with respect to vena cava.
* 𝑃<0.05 with respect to the same vein in low pressure condition.