White-coat hypertension left untreated is associated with death and cardiovascular events, but out-of-office blood pressure (BP) still should be monitored in such patients, authors of a meta-analysis ...
"Childhood high blood pressure is more common than previously thought, and relying solely on traditional in-office blood ...
CHICAGO -- White-coat hypertension -- blood pressure that's high only in the doctor's office -- is not just a harmless case of the nerves but may signal early heart damage that should not be ignored, ...
“White Coat Syndrome is a medical condition that's characterized by an elevated blood pressure reading in the medical setting, for example, during a visit to a doctor's office or in the hospital while ...
The rate of children and adolescents experiencing high blood pressure worldwide nearly doubled between 2000 and 2020, ...
The alerting reaction to the physician's visit is known to induce a blood pressure rise termed "white coat effect." This phenomenon has often been associated with a clinical condition characterized by ...
As a young doctor, I remember how I felt when I was issued my first white coat at the beginning of my internship. The coat was crisp and new, with my misspelled name boldly emblazoned over my heart. I ...
March 18, 2011 (Nijmegen, the Netherlands) — A new protocol in which a series of automated blood-pressure measurements is taken over 30 minutes while a patient sits alone in a quiet room is as good as ...
Blood pressure -- one of the most vital of vital signs -- is notoriously fickle. Measurements can vary from season to season, even hour to hour, and machine to machine. And in some patients stress or ...
Patients sit alone in a quiet room while BP is measured. Having a patient sit for 30 minutes in a quiet room while undergoing automated serial BP measurements is a valid, useful, office-based ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - White-coat hypertension is considered harmless in most people, but it appears to increase the risk of microvascular complications in patients with type 2 diabetes, ...