The beneficial effect of antihypertensive medication on reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) events is supported by data from randomized controlled trials of older adults with hypertension. However, in clinical practice, overtreatment of hypertension in older adults may lead to side effects and an increased risk of falls. The diagnosis and treatment of hypertension is primarily bas...

Sir, Hypertension plays a major role in cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. A good correlation has been reported between multiple blood pressure readings taken in the clinic under standardized conditions and left ventricular mass.[1,2] White coat hypertension or isolated clinic hypertension is transient elevation of blood pressure in response to the observer measuring the blood pressure.[3]...

We evaluated a relationship between nitric oxide plasma correlation and insulin resistance in white coat hypertensive patients. Patients were screened for white coat hypertension using an ambulatory blood pressure monitoring. The homeostasis model assessment insulin resistance index (HOMA-IR) was used to assess insulin resistance, and plasma nitrate concentrations were determined by chemilumine...

This qualitative study was performed with 71 hypertensive patients, with the objectives to compare outpatient and home blood pressure monitoring (HBPM), to assess blood pressure control, and characterize white-coat hypertension. A nurse performed the outpatient blood pressure measurement. The home blood pressure monitoring was carried out over seven days. White-coat hypertension was quantified ...

Background: White-coat hypertension characterized by elevated office blood pressure and normal ambulatory monitor measurements has an incidence of 10-30%. It is considered that white-coat not entirely benign condition progression to been identified in some cases.Methods: 197 consecutive subjects with were evaluated monitoring assessed for co-morbidities.Results: Of the 138 (70.05%) had 59 (29.9...

When a variety of effects are consistently produced, these are termed a syndrome. It is not unusual for one feature of a syndrome to be regularly expressed while the others are less so. This is the case for the dominant white syndrome. This is conventionally interpreted as variable expression of the syndrome. Simply put, the mildly-affected cat would have a white coat but normal eye colour and ...