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” ...

To ensure BP readings are accurate, there’s a need for both a wider range of cuff sizes that match patients’ mid-arm circumference and more-consistent ways of measuring that circumference ahead of ...

Strong new evidence on the need to use an appropriately sized cuff in blood pressure (BP) measurement has come from the cross-sectional randomized trial Cuff(SZ). The study found that in people in ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In a study with 195 adults, researchers found that arm cuff size made a noticeable difference when measuring BP.

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, ...

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 ...

Clinicians who do not correctly match blood pressure cuff size to their patients may arrive at inaccurate measurements and diagnoses, according to new research to be presented this week at an American ...

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 ...

DALLAS, March 1, 2022 — Using a one cuff size-fits-all approach when measuring blood pressure may lead to striking inaccuracies in blood pressure measurement and diagnosis, according to preliminary ...

As with porridge, so with blood pressure: Just right makes all the difference. People whose mid-upper arm circumference exceeds 32 cm require larger cuffs than the standard size, but in many cases the ...

I had an appointment last week to follow up on a minor abnormality. I had blood drawn and a brief visit to ensure that I didn’t have any other problems. Everything was fine with my blood tests, but I ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Doctors are increasingly using blood pressure measurements taken at home to guide decisions about managing hypertension, such as ...