"White Coat Hypertension" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Phenomenon where BLOOD PRESSURE readings are elevated only when taken in clinical settings.
| Descriptor ID |
D059466
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C14.907.489.907
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| Concept/Terms |
White Coat Hypertension- White Coat Hypertension
- Hypertension, White Coat
- Isolated Clinic Hypertension
- Clinic Hypertension, Isolated
- Hypertension, Isolated Clinic
- White Coat Syndrome
- Syndrome, White Coat
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2015 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "White Coat Hypertension" by people in Profiles.
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The Utility of Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring for Diagnosing White Coat Hypertension in Older Adults. Curr Hypertens Rep. 2015 Nov; 17(11):86.
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White-Coat Effect Among Older Adults: Data From the Jackson Heart Study. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2016 Feb; 18(2):139-45.
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Diagnostic and predictive accuracy of blood pressure screening methods with consideration of rescreening intervals: a systematic review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Ann Intern Med. 2015 Feb 03; 162(3):192-204.