About 7% of American adults—about 17 million people—don’t fit properly in the blood pressure cuffs that come standard with ...

A new study finds that the way your arm is positioned during a blood pressure reading can skew measurements, sometimes ...

There are many reasons you may want to track your blood pressure. For starters, it can tell you about your overall cardiovascular health, but it will also help you monitor your risk of heart ...

It’s imperative to keep a check on blood pressure for maintaining total health, especially for those dealing with hypertension or other cardiac diseases. Although the typical upper arm monitors ...

The American Heart Association‘s recommended position for an accurate blood pressure reading is feet flat on the floor, back supported with arms leaning on a surface and cuff positioned at mid ...

A study led by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers concludes that commonly used ways of positioning the patient's arm during ...

Researchers were surprised how much difference the positions made ... the cuff should be positioned at heart level with the arm supported on a desk or table An improperly sized blood pressure ...

Improper arm positions sometimes used during blood pressure screenings may lead to ... According to the American Heart Association, the best position to obtain an accurate BP reading is to have ...

The researchers wrote that there are several physiological reasons why blood pressure measurements could be erroneously higher when the arm is not adequately positioned or supported. A greater ...

A greater vertical distance between the heart and where the cuff is placed ... managing a patient’s blood pressure in about 20% to 45% of cases, according to the American Medical Association.