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 ...

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

“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 ...

Using an ill-fitting cuff leads to inaccurate results, but it’s important for people with hypertension to keep a close eye on ...

Aktiia, known for its continuous blood pressure monitoring wearable, has got certification for an app that can measure blood ...

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

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

While hypertension has been known to impair lung function, the mechanism involved was not clearly understood until now, the ...

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

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

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