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Reverse white-coat effect as an independent risk for microalbuminuria in treated hypertensive patients
Author(s) -
T Kato,
T. Horio,
Mitsuteru Tomiyama,
Kei Kamide,
Seigo Nakamura,
Fumiki Yoshihara,
Hiromasa Nakata,
Hajime Nakahama,
Yuhei Kawano
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
nephrology dialysis transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.654
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1460-2385
pISSN - 0931-0509
DOI - 10.1093/ndt/gfl642
Subject(s) - microalbuminuria , medicine , white coat hypertension , blood pressure , interquartile range , ambulatory blood pressure , creatinine , albuminuria , excretion , endocrinology , diastole , urology , cardiology
The influence of the converse phenomenon of white-coat hypertension called 'reverse white-coat hypertension' or 'masked hypertension' on hypertensive target organ damage has not been fully elucidated. The present study assessed the hypothesis that this phenomenon may specifically associate with microalbuminuria, a marker of early renal damage, in treated hypertension.

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