In patients with heart failure, mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) and arm muscle circumference (AMC) are more significantly associated with prognosis than guideline-recommended skeletal muscle mass ...

To ensure BP readings are accurate, there’s a need for both a wider range of cuff sizes that match patients’ mid-arm circumference and more-consistent ways of measuring that circumference ahead of ...

As with porridge, so with blood pressure: Just right makes all the difference. People whose mid-upper arm circumference exceeds 32 cm require larger cuffs than the standard size, but in many cases the ...