A new study found that having your arm in the wrong position during blood pressure checks — either at home or the doctor’s ...

Researchers say their findings underscore the importance of adhering to clinical guidelines, which call for firm arm support ...

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

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

There are standardized guidelines for how a patient should be sitting when that measurement is done. However, a new study published by researchers at Johns Hopkins University is showing what happens ...

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

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 ...

People who have been diagnosed with high blood pressure may want to check again. That’s because many commonly used arm positions for blood pressure checks can lead to inaccurately high readings, ...

Commonly used arm positions (lap and side) for measuring blood pressure (BP) can overestimate readings, according to a study ...

People may end up misdiagnosed with high blood pressure simply because their arm is in the wrong position when a reading is taken, researchers have warned.Experts found that some arm positions – such ...

The study demonstrates how the hand position can influence discrepancies in blood pressure readings, leading to wrong medical decisions.

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