A few summers ago, I was sitting with my family on the porch when my dad began to feel abnormally warm and agitated. He had no chest pain and no trouble breathing, but to be safe, he decided to check ...

Using a "regular" size arm cuff with an automated blood pressure (BP) device for all adults resulted in inaccurate BP readings regardless of arm size, but especially in individuals with larger arms, ...

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For people with hypertension, using a home blood pressure monitor to keep track of their numbers can be helpful. But choosing an accurate device is crucial to getting good data. The American Heart ...

Over-the-counter blood pressure measuring devices offer a simple, affordable way for people to track hypertension at home, but there's a problem -- the standard arm-size ranges for these devices won’t ...

Several key mistakes could throw off the accuracy of blood pressure readings for people who take them at home. The average "normal" blood pressure is 120/80, according to the American Heart ...

Cuff-based blood pressure monitors (the 'gold standard') can underestimate systolic pressure, meaning many cases of high blood pressure may go undetected. A new physical model using realistic artery ...

A silent health crisis is unfolding in America, with millions unknowingly at risk due to a fundamental flaw in one of medicine’s most essential tools—blood pressure monitors. Groundbreaking research ...

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