Margaret Graham, 74, has her blood pressure checked while visiting the Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, N.C., on Friday, July 13, 2018. AP Photo/Allen G. Breed PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) ...

Keeping your blood pressure in range helps ensure cardiovascular health. However, new research shows that certain arm positions during blood pressure checks may cause inaccurate readings—leading to ...

When you go to the doctor’s office, a healthcare provider takes your vitals: your temperature, pulse rate, respiratory rate and blood pressure. It’s a pretty easy, straightforward process. 🩺 SIGN UP ...

When Mark Davidson walked into his doctor’s office for a routine checkup, he had no idea he was about to become part of a medical revelation. His blood pressure reading seemed unusually high, until ...

In total, 15 subjects participated: 10 were on antihypertensive medications and 5 were untreated while being evaluated following clinic diagnosis of hypertension. They were randomly allocated to ...

Blood pressure readings may not be accurate unless a person’s arm is positioned correctly, a new study suggests. A comparison of blood pressure readings taken while people held their arms three ...

High blood pressure is among the worst conditions anyone can endure. Not only can it drive you to heart attacks and strokes, but a routine test can also be surprisingly fragile. According to experts, ...

New research shows that improper arm positioning can inflate blood pressure readings by up to 9 mm Hg, highlighting the urgent need for clinicians to prioritize correct measurement techniques to avoid ...

BOSTON - How your arm is positioned when you get your blood pressure checked can make a big difference in the reading, a new study says. The proper or gold standard way to measure someone's blood ...