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A case of an extreme white coat effect

open access: yesBlood Pressure, 2020
In this report, we present a challenging case of a 63-year-old Caucasian woman with an extreme stress response to blood pressure (BP) measurements. Office- and ambulatory BP measurements consistently found systolic BP above 200 mmHg.
Jakob Nyvad   +2 more
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WHITE COAT EFFECT AND WHITE COAT HYPERTENSION: ONE AND THE SAME? [PDF]

open access: yesMalaysian Family Physician, 2008
White coat hypertension (WCHT) and white coat effect (WCE) are often thought to be of the same entity. They are in fact different conditions which carry distinctive definitions and prognostic significance.
TENG CL, HALMEY N, RAMLI AS
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White coat effects [PDF]

open access: yesBMJ, 1995
To many patients, the hospital doctor is epitomised by the white coat. What patients think of the way their doctor dresses has generated considerable interest.1 2 Of further interest is the actual contents of the white coat, and indeed senior hospital doctors may be aware of a “lightening” of the weight of their white coat with a concomitant increase ...
P M, Gordon, S G, Keohane, R M, Herd
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White coat effect of alcohol [PDF]

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Hypertension, 2000
Numerous studies have shown a relationship between alcohol intake and elevated clinic blood pressures (BP). However, there have been few studies on the relationship between alcohol consumption and 24-h ambulatory BP monitoring. This study aimed to determine the relationship between alcohol intake, clinic BP, and 24-h ambulatory BP recordings to ...
J M, Ryan, L G, Howes
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White-Coat Effect Is Uncommon in Patients With Refractory Hypertension. [PDF]

open access: yesHypertension, 2017
Refractory hypertension is a recently described phenotype of antihypertensive treatment failure defined as uncontrolled blood pressure (BP) despite the use of ≥5 different antihypertensive agents, including chlorthalidone and spironolactone. Recent studies indicate that refractory hypertension is uncommon, with a prevalence of ≈5% to 10% of patients ...
Siddiqui M   +3 more
europepmc   +4 more sources

Factors Influencing White-coat Effect [PDF]

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Hypertension, 2008
The transient blood pressure (BP) rise during clinical visits is usually referred to as white-coat effect (WCE). The aim of the present study was to investigate factors that may influence the WCE.A total of 2004 subjects underwent office BP measurements and 24-h ambulatory BP monitoring (ABPM) on the same day.
Manios, E.D.   +7 more
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The 'auxiliary' white coat effect in hospitals: perceptions of patients and doctors. [PDF]

open access: yesSingapore Med J, 2017
A doctor's attire is important in making a positive first impression and enhancing the overall healthcare experience for patients. We conducted a study to examine the perceptions and preferences of patients and doctors regarding six types of dress codes used by doctors in different scenarios and locations.
Tiang KW, Razack AH, Ng KL.
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Evaluation of the White-Coat Effect in Cats [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 1999
Abstarct The diagnosis and management of systemic hypertension in cats requires a reliable method for measurement of systemic arterial blood pressure (BP) in clinical patients. Unfortunately, the setting of a clinical practice and the act of measuring BP might raise BP and heart rate (HR), an effect referred to as the white-coat ...
A M, Belew, T, Barlett, S A, Brown
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Genetic Evaluation of Body Weight Traits in Local Rabbit [PDF]

open access: yesAl-Qadisiyah Journal For Agriculture Sciences, 2022
This study was carried out on seventy-six local rabbit (white, black and white and brown white coat color) to investigate the effect of some non-genetic factors on body weight traits in local rabbits with the genetic evaluation of local rabbits by ...
Vanya Hassan Jaff, Yousif Al-Barzinji
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