January 1, 2003Blood PressureOpen Access

Target organ damage and changes in arterial compliance in white coat hypertension. Is white coat innocent?

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Why the study?

Does white coat hypertension associate with increased target organ damage compared to normotension and sustained hypertension?

Structured PICO

Does white coat hypertension associate with increased target organ damage compared to normotension and sustained hypertension?

Population

241 subjects, including 50 normotensive (NT), 90 with white coat hypertension (WCH, ambulatory daytime blood pressure < 135/85 mmHg), and 101 with sustained hypertension (HT).

Intervention

White coat hypertension (exposure)

Comparator

Normotension and sustained hypertension

Outcome

Target organ status, metabolic abnormalities, and hemodynamic alterations (including left ventricle mass index, hypertensive retinopathy, urinary albumin excretion, arterial compliance, and intima-media thickness)surrogate

Patients with white coat hypertension represent an intermediate risk group between normotensive and sustained hypertensive individuals regarding target organ damage and cardiovascular risk.

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Implication

WCH may signal intermediate cardiovascular risk; leaves open need for longitudinal studies before guiding management.

Cite This Study

Karter et al. (2003) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a829fb38757ed1e60133710 https://doi.org/10.1080/08037050310021406

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Hypertension management Women and heart disease

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Target organ damage and changes in arterial compliance in white coat hypertension. Is white coat innocent?

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Target organ damage and changes in arterial compliance in white coat hypertension. Is white coat innocent?

Structured PICO

Discussion

Implication

Cite This Study

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