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Since the left arm is closer to the heart, is its bp usually higher? i get slightly higher readings on the left, but i've read that it's more common for the right arm to be higher. which is correct?

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Dr. Harinder Gill answered

Specializes in Cardiology

BP: BP varies beat by beat;so in checking alternately at the two arms will usually yield disparate values within the the range of error,exact simultaneous intra arterial pressures in both upper arms such as with an intravascular pressure transducer would in normal anatomy be identical.

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Answered 2/24/2015

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A member asked:

Since the left arm is closer to the heart, is its bp usually higher? i get slightly higher readings on the left, but i've read that it's more common for the right arm to be higher. which is correct?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Harinder Gill answered

Dr Rhoads and another doctor agreed

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