A new study from Johns Hopkins reveals that improper arm position during blood pressure checks can lead to inaccurate ...

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

Certain commonly used arm positions may result in inaccurately high blood pressure readings and lead to a misdiagnosis of ...

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

"Our findings suggest that early diagnosis and sustained treatment of high blood pressure over time are critical to prevent ...

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

There’s a bias towards older people because doctors are concerned that they won’t do well on these lower blood pressures,” ...

An inaccurate reading due to poor arm position could lead to misdiagnosis of high blood pressure or unnecessary treatment. As ...

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