Blood pressure is one of the most important measurements doctors use to check how well the heart and blood vessels are working. It shows how strongly blood pushes against the walls of the arteries as ...

Checking your blood pressure (BP) may seem like a straightforward task—wrap the cuff around your arm, press a button, and wait for the numbers to appear. But in reality, accurate blood pressure ...

Blood pressure readings differ considerably according to where and how they are taken, especially when a patient already has hypertension, according to a recent systematic review and network ...

Embedded in cell phones, rings, bracelets or watches, the novel tools aim to make it easier to manage hypertension. But they must still pass several tests before hitting the clinic. By Matías A. Loewy ...

The new device uses sound waves to gather blood pressure data from blood vessels, monitoring the response with ultrasound. The new technique, called resonance sonomanometry, holds the promise to ...

A concept design showing what the team envisions as final products using the resonance sonomanometry blood pressure method. The device on the upper arm measures from the brachial artery and the ...