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Recent research has shed light on a crucial factor affecting blood pressure readings: arm position during measurement.

Blood pressure readings taken while a person's arm is in the wrong position could lead to a misdiagnosis of hypertension, a ...

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, ...

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