The number doctors use to demarcate hypertension keeps going down, a trend applauded by many experts, who point to studies ...

Doctor's offices have you sit quietly for as long as 5 minutes before they take your BP. How does that reflect "real life" readings?

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 is one of the most important vital signs to check just because hypertension is so dangerous, but you could be ...

Q. You have repeatedly criticized healthcare workers for making mistakes when measuring blood pressure. No one has answered my question of why a “proper” blood pressure reading requires me to assume a ...

Many people feel reassured after a routine health check-up when their blood pressure reading appears normal. It often creates ...

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 ...

TASMANIA, AUSTRALIA — A new study shows differences in noninvasive cuff-measured blood-pressure readings vs invasive intra-arterial brachial and aortic readings, suggesting more accurate noninvasive ...

Blood pressure tests taken when a patient's arm is not positioned properly could lead to inaccurate readings and false hypertension diagnoses, according to a new study released Monday. Taking a blood ...

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) ...

I remeasured his blood pressure. It was still 150/90. I asked if he had taken his blood pressure medicines that morning: “No Doc,” he replied. “I only take it on days I’m feeling pressured.” I clearly ...

Certain arm positions during blood pressure checks may lead to inaccurate readings, a new study finds. Researchers discovered two positions, in particular, that may affect your numbers. Experts ...