For approximately 35 percent of patients, medication for high blood pressure doesn't work in the long run. That's why a team of researchers are developing an implantable electronic cuff, that may ...

Using standard-sized blood pressure cuffs, like those often included with home blood pressure monitors, can distort patients blood pressure readings, a new study finds Adobe Stock CNN — ...

After wrapping a blood pressure cuff around your arm, inflate it using a small hand pump. Using a stethoscope on your upper arm, you'll listen to your pulse and blood flow. By machine.

The classic, one-size-fits-all blood pressure cuff being used by most doctor’s offices could be hazardous to your health, experts are warning. A new study, published Monday in respected journal ...

We’ve tested nearly two-dozen home blood-pressure monitors. ... 9 to 17 inches around: Alternate cuff sizes: yes (7 to 9 inches, ... (it requires a little neck craning).

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You wrap a cuff around your arm, you press a button, you record the number and that's it ... Question: Do home blood pressure cuffs work? Answer: When we begin to talk about checking the ...

Many previous studies have noted inaccurate blood pressure readings made with ill-fitting manual blood pressure cuffs that clinicians pump by hand to compress around the upper arm, but new ...

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.

For instance, individuals who should use an extra-large blood pressure cuff received, on average, a systolic blood pressure reading that was 13.5% too high when using a cuff that was two sizes too ...