Coronary flow reserve is preserved in white-coat hypertension.
OBJECTIVE
To assess the possible influence of white-coat hypertension (WCH) on coronary flow reserve (CFR).


METHODS
CFR was measured by means of transthoracic second harmonic Doppler echocardiography in 29 patients with WCH, 32 patients with sustained hypertension and 35 healthy volunteers.


RESULTS
CFR was significantly lower in the sustained hypertension group than in the WCH and the control groups, but it was not different between the WCH and the control groups (2.40 (SD 0.54), 2.77 (0.41) and 2.83 (0.60), respectively).


CONCLUSIONS
CFR is preserved in patients with WCH.
Erdogan
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Cardiology Department, Konya Teaching and Medical Research Center, Baskent University, Konya, Turkey. aydoganer@yahoo.com
Gullu
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Caliskan
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Yildirim
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Tok
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Muderrisoglu
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001783:Blood Flow Velocity / Q000502:physiology; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000502:physiology; D003326:Coronary Circulation / Q000502:physiology*; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged