White coat hypertension in treated hypertensives: a three year follow-up study

• Published in: Canadian journal of cardiovascular nursing Vol. 13; no. 2; p. 24
• Main Authors: MacDonald, Mary B, Laing, Gail P, Wilson, Merne P, Wilson, Thomas W
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Canada 2003
• Subjects: Antihypertensive Agents - therapeutic use; Blood Pressure Monitoring, Ambulatory; Diastole; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Hypertension - classification; Hypertension - diagnosis; Hypertension - drug therapy; Hypertension - etiology; Male; Office Visits; Patient Education as Topic; Severity of Illness Index; Systole; Time Factors; Treatment Outcome

Patients who participated in an initial study in a hypertension outpatient clinic in a tertiary care hospital in Western Canada were approached three years later to participate in a follow-up study. The aim of this study was to describe changes, over three years, in office (OBP) and ambulatory blood...