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.

Doctor's offices have you sit quietly for as long as 5 minutes before they take your BP. How does that reflect "real life" readings?

CHICAGO, Nov 24 (Reuters) - Blood pressure readings done in the doctor's office may have little value at predicting which patients who continue to have high blood pressure despite treatment will have ...

To find the best blood pressure monitors, we’ve taken more than 1,300 blood pressure readings. This means we can bring you our definitive verdict on the accuracy and ease of use of the most popular ...

Checking your blood pressure at home? Pay attention to arm position. A new study by Johns Hopkins researchers confirms that it makes a "huge difference" when it comes to getting an accurate ...

Getting an accurate blood pressure reading is essential for understanding your heart health. However, what you eat (and drink) before your appointment can significantly affect the results — sometimes ...

The number doctors use to demarcate hypertension keeps going down, a trend applauded by many experts, who point to studies ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Arm position makes a "huge difference" when it comes to getting an accurate blood pressure measurement, new research shows. Photo ...