One of the first systems that suffers from reading while lying down is vision. In a lying position, it is difficult to maintain the optimal distance from the eyes to the text (recommended 30–40 cm).

Lying down while getting your blood pressure taken could result in a more accurate reading, according to new findings presented at the American Heart Association (AHA)'s Hypertension Scientific ...

The findings revealed that 16 percent of participants who didn’t have high blood pressure while seated had a high reading when they were lying down. For comparison, around 74 percent of people ...

Taking a patient's blood pressure (BP) while the patient is lying down may yield more information about their cardiovascular risk than taking the reading while the patient is sitting upright ...