It’s perfectly normal to be a little stressed or jittery at the doctor’s office. These nerves may affect your blood pressure readings. In this video, learn what white coat hypertension is, and how doctors differentiate between high blood pressure caused by nerves versus high blood pressure caused by cardiovascular disease.
Dr. Bloom is a Cardiologist, an Associate Professor of Medicine at Stony Brook University Medical Center, a fellow of the American College of Cardiology and the Heart Failure Society of America.
Dr. Bhusri is an attending cardiologist at the Lenox Hill Heart & Vascular Institute and an assistant professor of cardiology at Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine.
Rachel Bond, MD, FACC, is a Cardiologist at Dignity Health and served as Associate Director of the Women's Heart Health Program at Northwell Health, Lenox Hill Hospital and an Assistant Professor of Cardiology at Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine.
References
American Heart Association. (2023). Understanding blood pressure readings.
Cohen, J., et al. (2024). White coat and masked hypertension. UpToDate.
Franklin, S. S., et al. (2013). White-coat hypertension: new insights from recent studies. Hypertension.
Nuredini, G., et al. (2020). Current status of white coat hypertension: where are we? Therapeutic Advances in Cardiovascular Disease.
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