Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Keeping your blood pressure in range helps ensure cardiovascular health. However, new research shows that certain arm positions ...

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 ...

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 ...

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) ...

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 ...

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, ...

Share on Pinterest Inaccurate high blood pressure readings caused by certain arm positions could lead to misdiagnosis of hypertension. Oscar Wong/Getty Images In a new study, researchers say different ...

Share on Pinterest Research suggests some arm positions may give inaccurate blood pressure readings. Design by MNT; Photography by manassanant pamai/Getty Images An accurate blood pressure reading is ...

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