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

Blood pressure readings are a key to evaluating your risk of cardiovascular disease. But a new study finds that even small ...

How your arm is positioned when you get your blood pressure checked can make a big difference in the reading, a new study ...

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

A new study found that having your arm in the wrong position during blood pressure checks can result in readings 'markedly ...

A study reinforces the importance of supporting the arm and placing the BP cuff at heart level, as guidelines recommend.

A new study found that having your arm in the wrong position during blood pressure checks — either at home or the doctor’s office — can result in readings “markedly higher” than when your arm is in ...

A clinical trial found blood pressure readings were higher with the arm on the lap or along the side, compared with supported at heart height.

The way you’re positioned during a blood pressure reading can affect its accuracy, and supporting your arm on a table is best ...

Researchers concluded that improper arm position could result in 40 to 54 million people being misclassified as having hypertension.

Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have found that there are common arm positions that can significantly throw off blood pressure measurements.