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Stock photos aren’t a good way to see how to self-measure blood pressure at home

Only 1 in 7 photos online accurately depict the right way to take blood pressure

People often used the wrong posture or the wrong device

TUESDAY, Sept. 9, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Folks figuring out how to take their blood pressure at home might be tempted to use online stock photos to see how it’s done — but they really shouldn’t, a new study warns.

Only about 1 in 7 stock photos found online correctly depict the right way to measure blood pressure, researchers reported in the journal Hypertension .

“We expected that about 50% of images would be accurate. However, our findings were worse than expected,” said lead researcher Alta Schutte , a professor of cardiovascular medicine at th

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