Too-tight blood pressure cuffs can cause “strikingly inaccurate” readings and a misdiagnosis of hypertension for adults with larger arms, a Johns Hopkins University study has found. Six Johns Hopkins ...

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People who get their blood pressure checked with a cuff that’s much too tight or too loose on their upper arm won’t get an accurate reading — and may get misdiagnosed as a result. Blood pressure cuffs ...

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 ...

Taking my blood pressure is always nerve wracking. I do not have any risk factors for high blood pressure (hypertension), but the slow tightening of the cuff makes me very aware of my heart rate, and ...

Dr. Georges Benjamin was shocked when he got his vitals checked before undergoing cataract surgery. His blood pressure, it seemed, had skyrocketed. But after a second check from the blood pressure ...

Based in Tampa, Florida, Virginia Pelley is a former women's magazine editor who has written health and fitness content for Men's Journal, Cosmopolitan magazine, the Chicago Tribune, ...