Real-Life Case Study : White Coat Hypertension
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Real-Life Case Study #1 -White Coat Hypertension BPro 24-hr Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring [ABPM] Live Experience. Patient Profile Before undergoing ABPM Race: Chinese Medical History: Hypertensi< :, High cholesterol il, Adalat, Lasix, Lescoi, Lexotan 4- BPro® ABPM Profile Diagnosis: The 24-hr ABPM profile indicated that the patient- Has a well controlled hypertension. Is a normal dipper i.e. night time sleep BP dips between 10% -15% - Manifest a White-Coat Effect [high clinic BP of 179/72 mmHg while 24-hr ABPM showed an average 24-hr BP of 124/60 mmHg. See arrow.] HealthSTA TS International Proprietary Information

BPro ® Action taken: No additional medication was required beyond what she has been prescribed. Patient was shown “evidence” of elevated BP due to white-coat phenomenon and reassured that the anti-hypertensive drugs given were effective and that her hypertension was well-controlled. Conclusions: The above case illustrated the power of evidence-based approach in the treatment of hypertension using a 24-hr ABPM approach. If clinic BP data has been the only data point used to make clinical judgement, this particular patient would have been prescribed with un-necessary additional hypertensive...