Cardiovascular Events and Mortality in White Coat Hypertension: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Conclusion: Untreated WCH, but not treated WCE, is associated with an increased risk for cardiovascular events and all-cause mortality. Out-of-office BP monitoring is critical in the diagnosis and management of hypertension. Primary Funding Source: National Institutes of Health. PMID: 31181575 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Annals of Internal Medicine - June 10, 2019 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Cohen JB, Lotito MJ, Trivedi UK, Denker MG, Cohen DL, Townsend RR Tags: Ann Intern Med Source Type: research