white coat hypertension
noun[U]
medicalspecializeduk/ˌwaɪt ˌkəʊt ˌhaɪ.pəˈten.ʃən/us/ˌwaɪt ˌkoʊt ˌhaɪ.pɚˈten.ʃən/(alsowhite coat syndrome)amedicalconditionin which a person'sbloodpressureishigherwhen it ismeasuredin amedicalsituationthan it isnormally, forexamplebecause theyfeelworried:
Somepeoplehave "whitecoathypertension" -bloodpressurethat is high only whenmeasuredin the doctor'ssurgery.
Reactivebloodpressure, which is often referred to aswhitecoatsyndrome, isconsideredanimportantriskfactorforheartdisease.
- She said that manychildrenexperiencewhatdoctorscall"whitecoathypertension" during anexamination.
- Raisedbloodpressureof thistypeis sometimes calledwhitecoathypertension- thepressureseemsto go up in thepresenceof ahealthprofessional(whether or not he or she isactuallywearingawhitecoat).
- Manypatientswithresistanthighbloodpressurehaveso-called"whitecoathypertension," newresearchsuggests.
- Tominimize"whitecoatsyndrome" I usually take fivereadings, getting a systolic and diastolicreadingeachtime.
Disorders & diseases of the heart & blood
- acquired agammaglobulinemia
- agammaglobulinemia
- agnogenic myeloid metaplasia
- angina
- anti-anaemia
- dilated cardiomyopathy
- Ebstein's anomaly
- economy-class syndrome
- Eisenmenger syndrome
- endocarditis
- fur
- haemophilia
- lockjaw
- non-haemolytic
- paediatric thrombocytopenia
- patent ductus arteriosus
- pericarditis
- peripheral vascular disease
- Raynaud's disease
- varicose vein
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