People are encouraged to monitor their blood pressure at home, but many folks will find that household blood-pressure cuffs are literally a bad fit, a new study warns. For as many as 18 million U.S.

Can the size of a blood pressure cuff throw off your reading? Yes, claims a new study that found an ill-fitting blood pressure cuff could make the difference between being accurately diagnosed with ...

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 ...

Hypertension, also known as high blood pressure, is the top preventable risk factor for cardiovascular disease. That’s why accurately monitoring blood pressure is essential. But a significant ...

(CNN) — 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 ...

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 ...

More than 17 million U.S. adults may be unable to get accurate blood pressure measurements at home from popular over-the-counter devices because the cuffs that come with these machines are too small ...

You don't have to go to a healthcare provider's office whenever you want to check your blood pressure. Instead, you can check ...

For accurate readings, check your blood pressure twice a day, take five minutes to relax, and make sure you're following your monitor's directions.

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 ...

For as many as 18 million U.S. adults -- nearly 7% of adults -- at-home blood pressure cuffs are either too small or too large to provide reliable results, according to new findings. Photo by American ...