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White coat hypertension is a prevalent, low-risk condition with a benign prognosis that is not associated with the target organ damage or metabolic abnormalities characteristic of sustained hypertension. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.SYNTHESIS. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.SUPPORTS_CONSENSUS.

What question did this study set out to answer?

This study aims to define white coat hypertension and its implications on treatment strategies and patient outcomes.

March 1, 1996Current Opinion in Nephrology & Hypertension

White coat hypertension

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Patients with white coat hypertension

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TPThomas G. PickeringUniversity of Southern California

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Supports ABPM to avoid overtreatment in low-risk patients; leaves open need for prospective trials to guide thresholds.

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This study aims to define white coat hypertension and its implications on treatment strategies and patient outcomes.
Analysis of recent studies to confirm prevalence of white coat hypertension in the hypertensive population.
Investigation of the relationship between clinic and ambulatory blood pressure readings.
Evaluation of drug treatment responses in patients with white coat hypertension.
Confirmed that white coat hypertension occurs in 20% or more of hypertensive individuals.
Showed that white coat hypertension does not correlate with organ damage or metabolic abnormalities.
Indicated that drug treatment primarily reduces clinic blood pressure without eliminating the white coat effect.

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Patients with white coat hypertension

White coat hypertension is a low-risk condition with a benign prognosis, suggesting that treatment thresholds should be carefully considered using ambulatory blood pressure monitoring.

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Thomas G. Pickering (1996) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1accc07ff99bba06462fc1 https://doi.org/10.1097/00041552-199603000-00017

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Hypertension management

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