This report provided novel knowledge that either in subjects with low cardiovascular risk
(sample A) or in individuals with cardiovascular risk factors (sample B), leg BP, but not
brachial BP, was independently related to AoRD. Moreover, the present results showed that
changes in body posture influenced this relationship. These findings might have clinical
implications. First, they could provide a novel indication for lower limb BP measurement as a
predictor of AoRD, which might expand its use in clinical practice. Currently, leg BP …