Prevalence of white coat hypertension and its effect on left ventricular hypertrophy
- VernacularTitle:白大衣高血压的发生率及其与左室肥厚的关系
- Author:
Jianfeng HUANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
White coat hypertension;
White coat effect;
Left ventricular hypertrophy
- From:
Chinese Journal of General Practitioners
2003;0(06):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objectives To investigate the frequency of white coat hypertension (WCH) in all patients with hypertension (HT) and its effect on left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH).Methods A total of 224 patients (with an average age of 51 years, 155 males) with seated diastolic blood pressure of (95～114) mm Hg in clinic were recruited into this study. Their blood pressure was monitored dynamically for 24 h with non-invasive ambulatory method at the same day, and M-mode bi-dimensional echocardiography, electrocardiograph, determinations of serum levels of lipid and glucose were also performed for them. ResultsOverall, 10.3% of HT patients were classified as WHT, with the highest in the grade 1 HT patients (19.4%), 10.1% in the grade 2 HT and 1.6% in the grade 3 HT ( P
