You’ve probably been checking your blood pressure wrong your whole life
“One of my hopes is that this will help inform patients as to how to do this on their own and also to tell their health care provider the right way,” Brady told NBC News. “Patients should be empowered to make sure the blood pressure measurement is accurate.”
During blood pressure check, there's a right way and wrong way to hold your arm, study finds
Blood pressure readings taken while a person's arm is in the wrong position could lead to a misdiagnosis of hypertension, a new study found.
The importance of proper arm position for accurate blood pressure readings
Recent research has shed light on a crucial factor affecting blood pressure readings: arm position during measurement.
Common arm positions can substantially overestimate blood pressure readings, Johns Hopkins study finds
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Incorrect Arm Positions Overestimate Blood Pressure Measurements
A study reinforces the importance of supporting the arm and placing the BP cuff at heart level, as guidelines recommend.
Arm position during blood pressure reading can affect accuracy, study finds
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.
Your arm position could change your blood pressure measurement, study says
How your arm is positioned when you get your blood pressure checked can make a big difference in the reading, a new study says.
We have been measuring blood pressure wrong, say Johns Hopkins doctors
A study led by researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine reveals that the way a patient’s arm is positioned during routine blood pressure (BP) screenings can lead to significant overestimation of results,
High Blood Pressure Reading? You Might Have Been Holding Your Arm Wrong
Two common arm positions for getting a blood pressure reading can lead to misdiagnoses of hypertension, new research finds.
Study: There's a right way to accurately measure blood pressure
Nearly half of Americans have high blood pressure. Those readings are important. And Dr. Tammy Brady who led a Johns Hopkins study says arm positioning does make a difference.
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