title: Diagnosis of white coat hypertension in pregnant women with teletransmitted home blood pressure.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the diagnosis and prognosis of white coat hypertension (WCH) as detected by home blood pressure (HBP) monitoring measured telemetrically in pregnant women with recently discovered hypertension.
  
  
  METHODS
  57 women evaluated using HBP monitoring.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The prevalence of WCH was high (76%). Telemetry was necessary as obstetricians were alerted for 8.8% of women. Birth weight was higher in infants born to women with WCH (3571 g vs. 3045 g, p = 0.05). Ninety-eight percent of HBP results were validated. 92% of the women found HBP monitoring to be very easy.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In this population, WCH is very common and benign. HBP monitoring is feasible and well accepted. However, teletransmission is necessary for safety.
authors.affiliation: Dinard Hospital and Biotrial-Rennes, Paris, France. denolle.thierry@wanadoo.fr
authors.forename: Thierry
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Denolle
authors.forename: Jean-Luc
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Weber
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Calvez
authors.forename: Yves
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Getin
authors.forename: Jean-Claude
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Daniel
authors.forename: Olivier
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Lurton
authors.forename: Marie-Thérèse
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Cheve
authors.forename: Martine
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Marechaud
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bessec
authors.forename: Bruno
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Carbonne
authors.forename: Tiana
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Razafintsalama
mesh_terms: D018660:Blood Pressure Monitoring, Ambulatory / Q000191:economics; D017046:Cost Savings; D005260:Female; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D046110:Hypertension, Pregnancy-Induced / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D015995:Prevalence; D011379:Prognosis; D013686:Telemetry