White Coat Hypertension An Unresolved Diagnostic and Therapeutic Problem /

• Main Authors: Mancia, Giuseppe (Author), Grassi, Guido (Author), Parati, Gianfranco (Author), Zanchetti, Alberto (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Cardiology.; Diabetes.; Medicine & Public Health.

This book addresses all aspects of white coat hypertension – the phenomenon of raised blood pressure in a medical setting yet not elsewhere – from its history to its pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment. White coat hypertension is a common condition, accounting for 30–40% of the overall hyperten...

Table of Contents:

• 1 Historical Notes
• 2 Definition, Terminology and Prevalence
• 3 Diagnostic Approach to white coat effect and white coat hypertension
• 4 Neurogenic and Non-neurogenic Mechanisms
• 5 Predictive Factors
• 6 White coat hypertension and cardiovascular morbidity and mortality
• 7 White coat hypertension and Target Organ Damage
• 8 White Coat Hypertension, metabolic risk factors, and cardiovascular risk profile
• 9 To Treat or Not To Treat?.