[Prevalence of white-coat hypertension in a geriatric population with a diagnosis of isolated systolic hypertension].
The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of white-coat hypertension in geriatric subjects with isolated systolic hypertension. We included 80 elderly patients with a previous diagnosis of isolated systolic hypertension, who performed self-measurement of blood pressure at home during 3 days after a 2-week washout period. Patients with home blood pressure values <135/85 performed a second self-measurement of blood pressure one month later. We found that 20 patients (25%, 18 women, RR=2.6), showed normal blood pressure values at home in both studies of self-measurement. Knowledge of the prevalence of white-coat hypertension is important for adequate diagnosis, and to avoid the use of unnecessary antihypertensive drugs.
Rubio Guerra
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Clínica de Hipertensión Arterial. Servicio de Medicina Interna. Hospital General de Ticoman SS. México DF. clinhta@hotmail.com
Rodríguez López
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Vargas Ayala
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Narváez Rivera
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Lozano Nuevo
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D000368:Aged; D001795:Blood Pressure Determination / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D013599:Systole
Prevalencia de la hipertensión de bata blanca en población geriátrica con diagnóstico de hipertensión sistólica aislada.