HELPDESK ANSWERSIs white coat hypertension associated with increased cardiovascular risk?Hempstead, Laura DO; Gibson, Margaret MD; Voran, David MD Author Information UMKC FMRP Kansas City, MO Evidence-Based Practice: May 2018 - Volume 21 - Issue 5 - p E2-E3 doi: 10.1097/01.EBP.0000545127.48490.5f Buy Metrics Abstract EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER White coat hypertension is associated with higher rates of cardiovascular disease morbidity and mortality compared with a normal blood pressure (BP), but is not associated with increased all-cause mortality and stroke risk (SOR: A, meta-analysis of cohort studies and cohort study). This finding does not indicate, however, that treating white coat hypertension medically has a reasonable risk-benefit profile. © Copyright 2018 Family Physicians Inquiries Network, Inc.
