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Certain arm positions commonly used for blood pressure checks may lead to inaccurate results. Here’s the right way to do it
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — A new study found that having your arm in the wrong position during blood pressure checks — either at home or the doctor’s office — can result in readings “markedly higher” than when your arm is in the recommended position: appropriately supported on a table with the middle of the cuff positioned at heart level. This suggests that not consistently having your arm positioned and supported appropriately during a blood pressure reading might result in a misdiagnosis of high blood pressure, which some experts worry could possibly lead to unnecessary treatment. The study, published Monday in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine, found that having your arm re

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