“White Coat” Hypertensives

The clinical significance of white coat hypertension has yet to be established. Some echocardiographic studies of left ventricular size have reported that people with white coat hypertension have similar indices to normotensive people, and one follow up study has even suggested that they have a similar prognosis. In contrast, some studies have reported that left ventricular dimensions in white coat hypertension are somewhere between those of normotension and sustained hypertension.