Table 3.

Effect of electrically evoked plantar flexion on haemodynamics in patients with PAD and age-matched CON

	1 min	2 min	3 min	4 min
ΔSBP
CON	−7 ± 2*	3 ± 2	4 ± 2	6 ± 2
PAD	4 ± 2	11 ± 3	15 ± 4	16 ± 4
ΔDBP
CON	−4 ± 1*	1 ± 1	2 ± 1	3 ± 1
PAD	2 ± 1	3 ± 2	4 ± 2	3 ± 2
ΔMAP
CON	−4 ± 1*	2 ± 1	3 ± 1	5 ± 2
PAD	3 ± 1	5 ± 2	8 ± 2	7 ± 3
ΔHR
CON	3 ± 1	1 ± 1	1 ± 1	3 ± 1
PAD	7 ± 2	4 ± 3	6 ± 3	5 ± 3

SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; MAP, mean arterial pressure; HR, heart rate; ABI, ankle–brachial index; CON, healthy controls; PAD, peripheral arterial disease. Data are mean ± SEM, *P < 0.05 between groups at a specific time point.