For accurate readings, check your blood pressure twice a day, take five minutes to relax, and make sure you're following your monitor's directions.

DETROIT – How do you take your blood pressure the right way? There are some simple steps to make sure you aren’t one of the many getting unreliable results. A new study reveals many people may be ...

Taking your blood pressure accurately at home can be tricky. I learned this firsthand after my doctor told me to start doing it. I began taking my blood pressure every morning after I worked out, and ...

Your pulse and blood pressure work together as vital indicators of heart health, though they measure different things. While blood pressure shows how forcefully blood pushes against artery walls, your ...

If you're being treated with medication for hypertension or being followed for borderline high blood pressure, it's important to keep track of your blood pressure. Hypertension, more commonly referred ...

Your systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure describe the pressure on your arteries at different points in your ...

Ritu Trivedi is a member of the Australian National Hypertension Taskforce working groups for patient activation and engagement, and awareness and screening of high blood pressure. Clara Chow is a ...

Taking your blood pressure accurately at home can be tricky. I learned this firsthand after my doctor told me to start doing it.