Having 'white coat hypertension' DOUBLES the risk of dying from heart disease, new study suggests One-in-five Americans have 'white coat hypertension,' or high blood pressure that presents when their vitals are taken at a doctor's office Many of these patients go untreated because much research has suggested their high measurements are due to nerves - and many doctors agree But a new University of Pennsylvania study suggests these patients' conditions are real People with white coat hypertension were one-third more at-risk of heart disease and death from any cause and twice as at-risk for deadly heart disease
By Natalie Rahhal Deputy Health Editor For Dailymail.com
Published: 22:00 BST, 10 June 2019 | Updated: 22:00 BST, 10 June 2019
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Even so-called 'white coat hypertension' - blood pressure measures that are only high in doctors' offices - indicate that patients are at-risk for heart disease, heart attacks and even death, a new study suggests.
Some one-in-five Americans are estimated to have white coat hypertension.
But the condition is often left untreated, as doctors doubt that these read-outs suggest anything more than nervousness.
According to a new University of Pennsylvania study, white coat hypertension is very much a cause for concern, leaving patients at twice the risk of dying from heart disease that those with
