Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) has been shown to be increasingly prevalent worldwide. Clinical diagnosis is based on evaluation of the ankle brachial index (ABI), where the ankle systolic blood pressure (BP) is divided by the systolic BP of the arm.² Value <0.9 indicate the presence of PAD. Reduction in systolic BP of the ankle is due to atherosclerosis in the lower limbs. Individuals with PAD have significant hemodynamic abnormalities, such as an increase in BP levels. In addition, high BP […]