Tuesday, January 24, 2012

What is White Coat Hypertension?

Most of us become a little anxious when we visit our doctors, and "white coat hypertension" is the term for the higher than usual blood pressure often recorded during a routine check. What we now know, however, is that if a doctor's visit begets high blood pressure, so does being late for an appointment, getting stuck in traffic, and getting a phone call from your car mechanic. It now appears that what used to be dismissed as a temporary increase in the blood pressure probably represents a true tendency to hypertension, which should be taken seriously and treated.

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