A new study finds that getting your blood pressure taken while you’re lying down may give a more accurate reading that could show signs of heart disease risks. Even though the new study found something different, researchers agree that sitting up is still the best way to take blood pressure. Experts say that people should make it a priority to know their blood pressure numbers and act on them, because high blood pressure can make someone more likely to have dangerous heart events. New study shows that getting your blood pressure checked while you’re lying down may give more exact results.

Every time you go to the doctor, your blood pressure is taken for a reason. Blood pressure is often a good indicator of serious health problems, like the chance of stroke, heart disease, and even dying too soon.

So, it’s important to get the most exact reading of your blood pressure so you can take care of your health.

The American Heart Association (AHA) gave a talk earlier this month about how a person’s physical position when their blood pressure is taken can affect their blood pressure number, which in turn can affect how well they can predict certain health risks.

All of it comes down to where an adult is when they get a high blood pressure number.

Adults who had high blood pressure both when they were sitting up and when they were lying flat on their backs were more likely to have a stroke, heart failure, die too soon, or have heart disease than those who didn’t have high blood pressure in either pose.