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

“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 ...

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

Body position: Readings should be taken while the patient is seated with their back supported, feet flat on the floor, and arm supported at heart level. Sitting on an exam table without back support ...

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Systolic measures pressure in the arteries when your heart beats — it’s represented by the first and higher number in a blood pressure reading. The research team found that when participants ...

A study led by University of Michigan Health finds that years of high systolic blood pressure - the top number on the blood ...

We know high blood pressure is linked to a higher risk of a host of cardiovascular problems -- one of which is stroke.

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, ...

When blood pressure readings are taken, people's arms are often unsupported. But that may be problematic. | Clinical And ...