Key result
Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring identified white coat hypertension in 24.8% of patients with newly diagnosed hypertension based on office measurements.
Why the study?
Does 24-h ambulatory monitoring identify white coat hypertension in patients with newly diagnosed hypertension based on office measurements?
Population
159 consecutive patients referred from primary health care to a hypertension clinic with newly diagnosed…
Comparison
24-h ambulatory blood pressure monitoring vs Office blood pressure measurements
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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White coat hypertension may prompt unnecessary treatment in new diagnoses; leaves open whether routine ambulatory monitoring improves outcomes.
Observational (n=159)
Does 24-h ambulatory monitoring identify white coat hypertension in patients with newly diagnosed hypertension based on office measurements?
Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring reveals that approximately 25% of patients newly diagnosed with hypertension based on office measurements actually have white coat hypertension, highlighting its utility in preventing overdiagnosis and unnecessary pharmacological treatment.
Høegholm et al. (1992) conducted an observational in newly diagnosed hypertension (n=159). 24-h ambulatory blood pressure monitoring vs. Office blood pressure measurements was evaluated on Frequency of white coat hypertension. Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring identified white coat hypertension in 24.8% of patients with newly diagnosed hypertension based on office measurements.
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