Peripheral artery disease peripheral artery disease: If peripheral artery disease is suspected, the initial study is the ankle–brachial index (ABI). The ABI is a simple, non-invasive test, which measures the ratio of systolic blood pressure in the ankle to the systolic blood pressure in the upper arm. This is based on the idea that if blood pressure readings in the ankle are lower than those in the arm, a blockage in the arteries that provide blood from the heart to the ankle is suspected. An ABI range of 0.90 to 1.40 is considered normal. A person is considered to have PAD when the
Submental artery supply a territory of skin in the submental area. Surgeons can use the skin and vessels in reconstruction of the face or the oral cavity. When the submental artery turns upward over the border of the mandible it divides into a superficial and a deep branch. Submental artery The submental artery is a branch of the facial artery that runs on the underside of the chin. The submental artery is the largest of the cervical branches of the facial artery, given off just as that vessel leaves the submandibular gland: it runs forward upon the mylohyoid, just below the body