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

Limitation: Paucity of studies evaluating isolated cardiac outcomes or reporting participant race/ethnicity.
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.
Read the abstract at Annals of Internal Medicine

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