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Filter by:White coat hypertension, WCH means that the blood pressure are above normal values only when measured at visits to the doctor, but not at home. WCH has in adults proved to be predisposing to the development of hypertension, and damage to the heart and arteries. It is not known if children and young people run the same risk as adults with WCH. The investigators have previously examined the blood pressure of 1473 healthy children and adolescents in the study "Screening for high blood pressure and silent kidney disease in school children" and the results were published recently in the American Journal of Hypertension. In the study, we identified a number of participants who had the WCH. The investigators are implementing now, 10 years later, a follow-up study to investigate if these children with WCH have an increased risk of hypertension and subsequent cardiovascular disease. The goal is to investigate whether these young individuals are at similar risk as adults with WCH for hypertension and impaired cardiovascular function. The investigators will provide our WCH participants extended examinations of the heart, blood vessels and kidney function, which will provide important information as to whether there are effects on cardiovascular health already in adolescence among participants that suffered from WCH in childhood. This is important knowledge in clinical work in order to learn how to best care for these children to minimize their risk of future disease.
Blood pressure measurements by three methods Office Blood Pressure Measurement (OBPM), Automated Office Blood Pressure Measurement (AOBPM), and Home Blood Pressure Measurement (HBPM) were collected retrospectively across three visits for patients (N=28) referred to a specialty hypertension (HTN) clinic. Demographic data were analyzed using summary statistics. The differences between AOBPM, HBPM, and OBPM were examined using mixed models repeated measures analysis for time and method for each visit.
The purpose of this study is to determine whether in pre-hypertensive and hypertensive states such as white coat hypertension, obesity related hypertension or resistant hypertension, renal function is more sensitive to orthostatic stress.
The aim of the study is to investigate heart rate variability in patients with white coat hypertension and patients with essential hypertension.
To investigate the mechanisms of white coat hypertension and study it further as a risk factor for heart damage.