“One of my hopes is that this will help inform patients as to how to do this on their own and also to tell their health care ...

People may end up misdiagnosed with high blood pressure simply because their arm is in the wrong position when a reading is ...

Blood pressure readings are a key to evaluating your risk of cardiovascular disease. But a new study finds that even small ...

New research shows that different arm positions can produce different blood pressure readings. Blood pressure readings taken ...

Patients should advocate for proper blood pressure measuring techniques to ensure accurate readings and prevent overdiagnosis ...

A new study found that having your arm in the wrong position during blood pressure checks can result in readings 'markedly ...

54 million US adults may be misdiagnosed with high BP based on bad readings. Many people may be surprised to learn the proper ...

A study reinforces the importance of supporting the arm and placing the BP cuff at heart level, as guidelines recommend.

Proper arm positioning during blood pressure checks significantly impacts accuracy, as highlighted by a study in JAMA ...

Certain arm positions -- supported on a lap or hanging by the side of the body -- led to significant overestimation of blood pressure readings compared with standardized positioning, a randomized ...

Incorrect arm positioning during blood pressure measurement can overestimate readings, potentially leading to misdiagnosis ...

A new medical study suggests some people may have been wrongly told they have high blood pressure. Researchers have warned ...