This interesting paper notes that the difference in blood pressure assessed in left and right limbs correlates with measures arterial stiffening, but perhaps only in the legs rather than the arms. This is a consequence of human physiology, the structure of the circulatory system, and how stiffening affects control of blood pressure. The debate that the authors address is whether or not arms and legs are both relevant measurement sites on the body for this correlation. Their evidence points to ankle measurement of blood pressure as the more relevant site, and they theorize as to why this might be the case. It is all interesting! But as is true of a great deal of present day biometrics relating to aging, the purpose of <a href="https://www.fightag…
Difference Between Ankles in Measurement in Blood Pressure Correlates with Arterial Stiffness
This interesting paper notes that the difference in blood pressure assessed in left and right limbs correlates with measures arterial stiffening, but perhaps only in the legs rather than the arms. This is a consequence of human physiology, the structure of the circulatory system, and how stiffening affects control of blood pressure. The debate that the authors address is whether or not arms and legs are both relevant measurement sites on the body for this correlation. Their evidence points to ankle measurement of blood pressure as the more relevant site, and they theorize as to why this might be the case. It is all interesting! But as is true of a great deal of present day biometrics relating to aging, the purpose of <a href="https://www.fightag…