For as many as 18 million U.S. adults -- nearly 7% of adults -- at-home blood pressure cuffs are either too small or too large to provide reliable results, according to new findings. Photo by American ...

Millions of Americans may be getting incorrect blood pressure readings at home simply because the cuff on their monitor doesn ...

They’re up in arms! Researchers from Johns Hopkins Medicine say accurate blood pressure readings depend on proper arm positioning — and many patients and practitioners are getting it wrong. In the ...

When the arm is on the lap or the side, a blood pressure reading can be erroneously high. But when the arm is supported and at heart height, a blood pressure reading is more likely to be right. In a ...

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 ...

People are encouraged to monitor their blood pressure at home, but many folks will find that household blood-pressure cuffs are literally a bad fit, a new study warns. For as many as 18 million U.S.