White coat hypertension in two adolescents

We describe two adolescent boys with white coat hypertension. Both patients had significantly high blood pressure documented on more than three occasions at clinic. No cause for hypertension or target organ damage was demonstrated. Twenty-four-hour mean ambulatory blood pressure values were normal f...

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Published in:	Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, West) Vol. 13; no. 1; pp. 60 - 62
Main Authors:	YAMAGUCHI, Y, AWAZU, M, MATSUOKA, S, MAEDA, J, TOKUMURA, M, KOJIMA, Y, MATSUO, N
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Heidelberg Springer 01-01-1999 Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:	Adolescent Arterial hypertension. Arterial hypotension Biological and medical sciences Blood and lymphatic vessels Blood Pressure Monitoring, Ambulatory Cardiology. Vascular system Clinical manifestations. Epidemiology. Investigative techniques. Etiology Humans Hypertension - physiopathology Male Medical sciences Human Case study Hypertension Treatment Etiology Adolescent Clinical form Cardiovascular disease Diagnosis Monitoring
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Summary:	We describe two adolescent boys with white coat hypertension. Both patients had significantly high blood pressure documented on more than three occasions at clinic. No cause for hypertension or target organ damage was demonstrated. Twenty-four-hour mean ambulatory blood pressure values were normal for height and sex, which led to the diagnosis.
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ISSN:	0931-041X 1432-198X
DOI:	10.1007/s004670050564