Simplified and Easy Detection of Arterial Disease in Nursing Homes

Peripheral artery disease (PAD) affects mainly elderly patients. The ankle brachial index (ABI) and ultrasound imaging are the standard diagnostic tools in PAD diagnostic and severity estimation. Measurements are generally performed by a vascular physician. However, access to medical specialist is becoming increasingly difficult with long waiting times while the aging of the population increases, while most of these patients are seen by the general practitioner. To date, there is a lot of data in the literature on the value of using various ambulatory devices in the diagnosis and severity estimation of PAD but studied one by one. The investigators propose to compare the measurements made by a series of simple non-invasive ambulatory tools with the measurements performed by the vascular specialist. The investigators wish to demonstrate that a series of simple and economical tools, available to paramedical health professionals can diagnose PAD and evaluate ts severity the reducing the direct and indirect associated costs.