Blood pressure measured lying down better predicts heart risk, study finds

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By Olivia Bowthorpe

Blood pressure measurements taken when the patient is lying down may be more indicative of cardiovascular disease risk than when sitting, research suggests.

The study of 11,369 participants in the US Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities study found that regardless of seated hypertension, supine hypertension "had a higher hazard ratio for cardiovascular disease risk than seated hypertension".¹