New study reveals doctors' blood pressure measurements could miss health complications A recent study suggests that doctors may have been measuring blood pressure incorrectly, potentially missing certain health complications. The research findings were presented at the American Heart Association's hypertension scientific session in Boston on September 7, 2023. The session focused on recent advances in basic and clinical research regarding high blood pressure and its connections to cardiac and kidney disease, stroke, obesity, and genetics. The study, spanning nearly three decades, investigated how blood pressure measurements in different positions impacted the risk of...