Each study participant underwent a total of 12 blood pressure measurements with their arms in each of those various positions. Among the participants, when their arms were supported on a desk as ...

Systolic refers to the amount of pressure in a person’s arteries, when the heart sends blood throughout the body. The size of the difference, nearly 7 points in the arm dangling position ...

Fact checked by Nick BlackmerFact checked by Nick Blackmer A new study found that patients who rest their arm on the lap or ...

The study found that certain commonly used arm positions for blood pressure readings may result in inaccurately high readings and misdiagnosis of high blood pressure. “There are various patient ...

His blood pressure reading seemed unusually high, until his eagle-eyed nurse noticed something that would change everything – his arm position. “She adjusted my arm from my lap to a supported ...

“We know that arm position affects the blood pressure reading, what this study does is gives us a more precise measure of ...

A trial from researchers at Johns Hopkins University found that simply deviating from the guidelines for arm position can produce an overestimate of a patient's blood pressure. The inflated ...

(CNN) — 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 ...