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 — ...

A new optical device called SCOS tracks blood pressure using laser light, offering a cuff-free alternative for continuous ...

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 ...

Researchers have shown, for the first time, that speckle contrast optical spectroscopy (SCOS) can be used for cuffless blood ...

Taking my blood pressure at #CES with @Valencell_Inc finger monitor, doesn’t need calibration. Aiming for release later this year. No pulse ox for this, just BP. Yikes on the BP reading! (it got ...

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 ...

Either way, experts say, a one-size-fits-all approach can skew blood pressure readings, interfering with core metrics that doctors use to monitor and treat heart conditions.