title: Response to the letter of Mynard and Smolich.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Cardiac Sciences and Physiology/Pharmacology and Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, University of Calgary, Canada. Electronic address: jtyberg@ucalgary.ca.
authors.forename: John V
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Tyberg
authors.affiliation: Post-Doctoral Fellow, Department of Surgery, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
authors.forename: J Christopher
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Bouwmeester
authors.affiliation: Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Kim H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Parker
authors.affiliation: Department of Civil Engineering, Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary, Canada.
authors.forename: Nigel G
authors.initials: NG
authors.lastname: Shrive
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Fu Jen Catholic University, New Taipei City, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Jiun-Jr
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008955:Models, Cardiovascular
keywords: Arterial hemodynamics; Impedance; Reservoir; Wave intensity analysis; Windkessel