Decoding white coat hypertension. [PDF]
There is arguably no less understood or more intriguing problem in hypertension that the "white coat" condition, the standard concept of which is significantly blood pressure reading obtained by medical personnel of authoritative standing than that obtained by more junior and less authoritative personnel and by the patients themselves.
Bloomfield DA, Park A.
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White coat hypertension in acute retinal vein occlusion [PDF]
Purpose To investigate the association between white-coat hypertension (WCH) and acute retinal vein occlusion (RVO). Methods In this retrospective case-control study, patients aged 40 years or older diagnosed with acute-phase RVO were included.
Shuichiro Aoki +5 more
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Current status of white coat hypertension: where are we? [PDF]
White coat hypertension (WCH) is characterised by an elevated clinic blood pressure (BP) with normal ambulatory or home BP. It is well recognised in clinical practice and occurs in approximately one-third of untreated patients with elevated clinic BP ...
Gani Nuredini +3 more
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White-Coat Hypertension: the Neglected Subgroup in Hypertension. [PDF]
The clinical prognostic importance of white coat hypertension (WCH), that is, the clinical condition characterized by an increase of office but a normal ambulatory or home blood pressure (BP) is since a long time matter of considerable debate. WCH accounts for a consistent portion of hypertensive patients (up to 30-40%), particularly when hypertension ...
Cuspidi C, Tadic M, Mancia G, Grassi G.
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The Utility of 24-h Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring for the Diagnosis and Management of White Coat Hypertension in a Primary Care Setting [PDF]
Objectives: Twenty-four-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) is recommended in patients with white coat hypertension (HTN) by national guideline, but was poorly utilized, and is available only in very limited subspecialty clinics.
Xiaolei Zhu +3 more
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Interdisciplinary Management of White Coat Hypertension in Geriatric Oral Surgery: Case Report [PDF]
Introduction: White coat hypertension in geriatric patients can complicate dental procedures in the presence of intense anxiety. Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of a combined approach of psychological intervention and sedation for the control of
Alexandra Allaica Cuenca +4 more
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WHITE COAT EFFECT AND WHITE COAT HYPERTENSION: ONE AND THE SAME? [PDF]
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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Effects of White-coat Hypertension on Heart Rate Recovery and Blood Pressure Response during Exercise Test [PDF]
Objectives White-coat hypertension is defined as high blood pressure (BP) on clinical assessment but normal BP elsewhere or on ambulatory measurement. Autonomic dysfunction may be one of the mechanisms causing white-coat hypertension.
Sol Jin, Jung Ho Heo, Bong Jun Kim
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White-Coat Resistant Hypertension [PDF]
The aim of this study was to evaluate whether sustained hypertensives with high clinic blood pressure, despite multiple drug treatment, show a true resistant hypertension or a "white-coat effect," and whether the pretreatment white-coat effect is maintained despite pharmacological therapy.
MEZZETTI, Andrea +6 more
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White coat hypertension in pediatrics [PDF]
The article summarizes current information on blood pressure changes in children during clinic visit. White coat as a general dressing of physicians and health care personnel has been widely accepted at the end of the 19th century. Two problems can be associated with the use of white coat: white coat phenomenon and white coat hypertension.
Jurko, Alexander +3 more
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