title: Peripheral arterial disease: diagnostic challenges and how photoplethysmography may help.
authors.affiliation: Coquet Medical Group, Amble, Northumberland; professor of general practice and primary care, Department of Pharmacy, Health and Wellbeing, University of Sunderland, Sunderland.
authors.forename: Scott
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wilkes
authors.affiliation: Newcastle University and Newcastle Hospitals, Newcastle upon Tyne; chair of the North of England Clinical Network Vascular Surgery Group.
authors.forename: Gerard
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Stansby
authors.affiliation: Clinical scientist and head of the Clinical Measurement and Engineering Unit, Medical Physics Department, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; honorary senior lecturer, Institute of Cellular Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne.
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sims
authors.affiliation: North of England Commissioning Support, Newcastle.
authors.forename: Shona
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Haining
authors.affiliation: Microvascular Diagnostics Service in Medical Physics, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; honorary clinical senior lecturer, Institute of Cellular Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Allen
mesh_terms: D055109:Ankle Brachial Index / Q000379:methods*; D058006:General Practice; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D058729:Peripheral Arterial Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D017156:Photoplethysmography; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic
chemical_list: D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; C517652:hemoglobin A1c protein, human