“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 ...

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

The researchers found that when people had their arms hanging by their sides during the reading, their systolic pressure was ...

How your arm is positioned when you get your blood pressure checked can make a big difference in the reading, a new study ...

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

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.

A new study found that having your arm in the wrong position during blood pressure checks — either at home or the doctor’s office — can result in readings “markedly higher” than when your arm is in ...

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 ...