Diseases

White Coat Hypertension

Phenomenon where BLOOD PRESSURE readings are elevated only when taken in clinical settings.

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Abstract

Phenomenon where BLOOD PRESSURE readings are elevated only when taken in clinical settings.

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  • Isolated Clinic Hypertension
  • White Coat Syndrome
  • Clinic Hypertension, Isolated
  • Hypertension, Isolated Clinic
  • Hypertension, White Coat
  • Syndrome, White Coat

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35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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History Note

2012

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Previous Indexing

  • Hypertension (1988-2011)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. White Coat Hypertension. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D059466. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D059466
  2. White Coat Hypertension. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_coat_hypertension
  3. White Coat Hypertension. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1777563