Monitoring Peripheral Arterial Disease (VIDEO) Optica This video is under embargo. Please login to access this video. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Caption This movie compares the blood flow dynamics in a cross-section of the foot between a healthy individual and a diabetic patient with PAD. Differences are clearly visible in both the amplitude and speed at which the blood reacts to two applications of a pressure cuff (60 and 120 mmHg) around the thigh. Credit Andreas Hielscher, Columbia University. Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.