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2. White coat hypertension - Wikipedia

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   White coat hypertension (WHT), also known as white coat syndrome, is a form of labile hypertension [1] in which people exhibit a blood pressure level above the normal range in a clinical setting, although they do not exhibit it in other settings. [2] It is believed that the phenomenon is due to anxiety experienced during a clinic visit. [3]

3. What is Hypertension? Everything You Need to Know - AOL

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   Anxiety. Severe headaches. ... High blood pressure can be caused by a combination of lifestyle factors like: ... There is a phenomenon known as “white coat hypertension” that can occur when ...

4. Labile hypertension - Wikipedia

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   Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring: A non-invasive portable device that can monitor and record blood pressure automatically during specific time of the day, especially is focused on people who have White Coat Syndrome as it can reduce the elevation of blood pressure during the visit in the examination room. [12]

5. Fear of medical procedures - Wikipedia

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   There is a medical condition called white coat hypertension that deals with the raising of high blood pressure while in the presence of doctors. [17] Such high blood pressure is not good for health considerations, so this fear leads to more complications in health aspects of life for those who deal with it.

6. Can Anxiety Cause High Blood Pressure? - AOL

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   It’s kind of a chicken and egg scenario: Anxiety may lead to high blood pressure. Untreated high blood pressure can set the stage for heart attack, stroke and other complications by damaging ...

7. 21 foods that lower blood pressure — and which foods to avoid

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   Over time, high blood pressure can cause damage to the arteries that can lead to health conditions including stroke, heart disease, kidney problems and dementia. There are multiple risk factors ...

8. Ambulatory blood pressure - Wikipedia

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   Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring allows blood pressure to be intermittently monitored during sleep and is useful to determine whether the patient is a "dipper" or "non-dipper"—that is to say, whether or not blood pressure falls at night compared to daytime values. A nighttime fall is normal and desirable.

9. What is high blood pressure and why is it called the 'silent ...

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   If healthy blood pressure is no higher than 120/80, but blood pressure is not viewed as a problem until it hits at least 140/90, consider all the damage that is being done before any intervention ...