Significance of White-Coat Hypertension in Older Persons With Isolated Systolic Hypertension

7,295 adults (≥18 years) without a history of cardiovascular disease or diastolic hypertension (conventional BP ≥90 mm Hg or daytime ambulatory BP ≥85 mm Hg), including 1,593 with isolated systolic hypertension, from an 11-country database.

White-coat hypertension (conventional BP ≥140/<90 mm Hg and ambulatory BP <135/<85 mm Hg) in treated and untreated subjects

Normal blood pressure (conventional BP <140/<90 mm Hg and ambulatory BP <135/<85 mm Hg)

Fatal and nonfatal cardiovascular events over a median follow-up of 10.6 yearshard clinical