One risk of this is that misclassification could lead to readings being ignored. Another risk is millions could be overmedicated based on false readings or make unnecessary lifestyle changes to manage ...

Blood pressure is the force of circulating blood against the walls of your arteries. It's measured in millimeters of mercury (mm Hg) and is usually expressed as two numbers: systolic pressure (top ...

The use of an automatic device to measure blood pressure (BP) in patients with systolic hypertension is more accurate than manual BP measurement performed with a mercury sphygmomanometer and nearly ...