Millions of people check their blood pressure at home by using an automated device. However, a blood pressure cuff that is the wrong size for your arm can result in “strikingly inaccurate” readings, according to a new study. For example, a regular-size cuff used on someone who should be using a small cuff results in a systolic blood pressure reading that is 3.6 points lower on average than the…
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