Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Using a regular-sized BP cuff for all adults regardless of mid-arm circumference can result in “striking” ...

The 2025 recommendations, released last summer, reaffirm 130/80 mm Hg as the threshold for diagnosing hypertensionand emphasize the importance of accurate measurement.In the previous guidelines, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Inaccurate blood pressure cuff size is associated with incorrect measurements. Patients and providers should ...

Soon, you will be able to take your blood pressure at home using only your smartphone, thanks to Vibro, an app from Billion Labs, a spinoff company founded by electrical engineers at the University of ...

Checking your blood pressure (BP) may seem like a straightforward task—wrap the cuff around your arm, press a button, and wait for the numbers to appear. But in reality, accurate blood pressure ...

Common arm positions for blood pressure (BP) measurements that stray from guidelines — arm in lap or hanging at side — led to substantial overestimation of hypertension in a study published in JAMA ...

Researchers have developed a groundbreaking smartphone app that measures blood pressure using a smartphone's built-in sensors, eliminating the need for traditional cuffs. This technology can make ...

Gone are the days when to take blood pressure, one had to visit the doctor's clinic. With easy to use digital monitors, anyone can measure their blood pressure at home, and that too as many times as ...

Why standard, cuff-based blood-pressure measurements are insufficient for some desired types of assessments. How electro-optical techniques can be used for consistent, real-time data. The results ...