http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2003/09/20/overweight-patients.aspxBlood pressure readings may come out artificially high if the wrong size arm cuff is used on an obese patient. The issue is becoming more serious as the prevalence of obesity worldwide has been increasing. According to a study, eight percent of obeseenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP1 (Build: 31106.3070)http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2003/09/20/overweight-patients.aspx#220034Tue, 22 Sep 2009 20:27:29 GMT24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:220034KSVaughan2<p>I have an article on just this topic. &nbsp;<a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://www.acupuncturebrooklyn.com/uncategorized/hypertension-epidemic-causedd-by-wrong-bp-cuff-size-karen-vaughan">www.acupuncturebrooklyn.com/.../hypertension-epidemic-causedd-by-wrong-bp-cuff-size-karen-vaughan</a></p> <p>Karen Vaughan, L.Ac.</p> <p>www.acupuncturebrooklyn.com</p> <img src="http://articles.mercola.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=220034" width="1" height="1">