Commonly used positions with arm supported on the lap or unsupported at the side can overestimate BP. (HealthDay News) — Commonly used arm positions (lap and side) for measuring blood pressure (BP) ...

Hypertension, defined as elevated blood pressure (BP), is a major health problem worldwide and a leading preventable risk ...

HealthDay News — Systolic blood pressure (BP) that differs more than 10 or 15 mm Hg between arms is associated with higher overall cardiovascular (CV) and mortality risks, results of a metaanalysis ...

Both High blood Pressure (Hypertension) and Low Blood Pressure (Hypotension) can be worrying, though the latter can be fixed with better diet and is (usually) not a matter of much concern, unless it ...

However, there are times that treatment decisions are based on wide BP variation and/or wide pulse pressure (a large difference between systolic and diastolic BP). Discourage patients from measuring ...

Blood pressure (BP) measurements taken in a public space — with and without ambient noise — were minimally different from readings obtained in a private, quiet office. Mean systolic BP varied by less ...

Participants were randomly assigned to sets of triplicate BP measurements with the arm positioned supported on a desk, supported on the lap, and unsupported at the side. HealthDay News — Commonly used ...