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Is The Blood Pressure Indicative Of White Coat Hypertension?

hi ,ive had hypertension for about 15years male 44yo overweight and been on 3-5 meds for it, now when i go to the heart specialist it always reads high 180/90 . i bought a b/p machine and decided to monitor it myself, i find that my blood pressure at home is between 119-125 / 72-80 , does this mean i have white coat and am i on too many meds for my condition ? meds are ; micardis plus 125/80 , noten 50, aldactane all 1 tablet per day .

posted on Wed, 3 Sep 2014

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Wed, 17 Dec 2014 Answered on

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Keep me posted

Cardiologist, Dr. Lilit Baghdasaryan's Response

Hi,

You are right, it could be white coat hypertension.
Anyway I would advise you to perform 24h ambulatory blood pressure monitoring to be in the safe side.

Wishing you good health

Regards,

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Is The Blood Pressure Indicative Of White Coat Hypertension?

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