Pulsatilel flow problem

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DaAlienist

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I was reading a paper which said that the BP in down stream vessels from the aorta can be larger than in the aorta due to pulsatile flow, but did not elaborate.

I thought as vessels narrowed, velocity rises and BP drops? How does Pulsatile flow change this?

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