Most home BP cuffs on the market may not properly fit millions of U.S. adults, many of whom may already be hypertensive, according to data presented at the Hypertension Scientific Sessions and simultaneously published in Hypertension.
“Most popular blood pressure devices we tested had the same cuff size coverage — to fit arms with a circumference from 8.7 in to 16.5 in (22 cm to 42 cm). We estimate that these one-size cuffs would not properly fit approximately 18 million U.S. adults potentially providing inaccurate blood pressure measures,” Kunihiro Matsushita, MD, PhD, FAHA,