Cardiologist explains the right way to measure blood pressure at home (and prevent misdiagnosis and wrong medication) |
Getting your blood pressure checked might seem like a small task, but done incorrectly, it can throw off your numbers by 10% or more. That may not sound like much—but it’s enough to disguise high blood pressure, trigger unnecessary medications, or mislead your doctor into changing your dose. Cardiologist Dmitry Yaranov, MD, summed it up […]