WHITE COAT EFFECT AND WHITE COAT HYPERTENSION: ONE AND THE SAME?

TENG CL
HALMEY N
RAMLI AS

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January 2008

Publisher

Academy of Family Physicians of Malaysia

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issn:1985-2274

Abstract

White coat hypertension (WCHT) and white coat effect (WCE) are often thought to be of the same entity. They are in fact different conditions which carry distinctive definitions and prognostic significance. WCHT is diagnosed when office blood pressure (OBP) is ≥140/90 mmHg on at least 3 occasions, while the average daytime or 24-hour blood pressure is <135/85 mmHg. It is common with 15% prevalence in the general population and may account for over 30% of individuals in whom hypertension is diagnosed. Although individuals with WCHT were reported to have a better cardiovascular (CV) prognosis when compared to those with sustained hypertension and masked hypertension; they were also shown to have a greater prevalence of target organ damage (TOD...

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