Many people may be surprised to learn the proper procedure for taking a blood pressure reading—because of how different it is from what happens during their doctor’s appointments. Deviations from this ...

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) ...

Think back to the last time you had your blood pressure taken. How were you sitting? Where exactly was the cuff? And what specifically was your arm doing? It's such a familiar ritual of going to the ...

Last year, a study highlighted that your doctor’s office might be taking your blood pressure wrong. The current best practice is to take seated blood pressure readings with a detailed protocol: ...

The way you’re positioned during a blood pressure reading can affect its accuracy, and supporting your arm on a table is best, a new study finds. Lap and side positions resulted in substantial ...

Blood pressure is a fundamental data point when evaluating risk of cardiovascular disease. But a new study finds that even small missteps in how these readings are taken can skew the results. Imagine ...

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 ...