Masked and white coat hypertension, the double trouble of large arteries: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT: Arterial damage of large arteries, addressed as c-f PWV, is recognized as independent predictor for future cardiovascular disease. The aim of this study was to systematically investigate the association of the four hypertension phenotypes with carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (c-f PWV), in untreated patients. PubMed and Cochrane Library were searched to identify studies comparing c-f PWV levels between normotensives, sustained hypertensives, white-coat hypertensives (WCH), and masked hypertensives (MH). Meta-analysis was performed to compare the difference c-f PWV levels between these groups. Newcastle-Ottawa quality assessment scale for cross-sectional studies was used to assess study quality. MH and WCH patients had significantly increased c-f PWV values compared to the normotensive g

SUBMITTER: Antza C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8029862 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature