If you get a high reading at the doctor's office, it may not be definitive. Here's what to know about your risk — and testing your blood pressure at home.

From smartphone apps to watches, there is an increasing number of ways you can check your blood pressure, but some doctors are not ready to endorse them. “They haven’t really been tested appropriately ...

Researchers from Johns Hopkins Medicine say accurate blood pressure readings depend on proper arm positioning -- and many patients and practitioners are getting it wrong. They’re up in arms!

Blood pressure is the amount of force the blood uses to get through the arteries. Contents1. Find a calm spot and get comfortable2. Position the cuff correctly3. Inflate the Cuff4. Place the ...

When patients are diagnosed with hypertension—as nearly half of American adults have been—they are often advised to buy a blood pressure monitoring device to use at home. Daily home readings paint a ...

Checking your blood pressure is like checking the oil in your car. You know you should do it more often, but that doesn’t mean you will. I heard last week from District reader Elizabeth Fisher, who ...

Cumulative systolic blood pressure load over time—a measure incorporating both the magnitude and the duration of high BP—may provide a better indication of future risk of major cardiovascular events ...

Blood pressure readings may not be accurate unless a person’s arm is positioned correctly, a new study suggests. A comparison of blood pressure readings taken while people held their arms three ...

High blood pressure is something that's mentioned so often—and so casually—on television shows and in books, that it's easy to forget it is a disease that can lead to serious health issues. It affects ...