White Coat Hypertension(WCH), I strongly believe this name shoud be changed as doctors are not allowed to wear coat any more. The question always arises whether we we have to treat this kind of blood pressure or not. This article published in Hypertension journal nicely deals with this issue.
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White-Coat Hypertension Is Hypertension
April 23, 2008
Posted by arif at 1:48 PM
Labels: Cardiovascular Disease, Hypertension, Internal medicine
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Knowing now that the pathophysiology regarding arteries is similarly adverse in WCH's and in sustained Hypertensives guess it's not wise to withold treatment. But why has no major HT guideline recommended it yet? is it fear of costs only?
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