Is White Coat Syndrome Real? White coat syndrome (also called white coat hypertension) happens when your blood pressure goes up at the doctor’s office, but is normal when you’re at home. The name ...

Deriving its name from coats worn by doctors, white coat syndrome describes a condition where a person's blood pressure rises in a medical setting. However, their blood pressure remains normal at home ...

"White coat syndrome" is a common but often overlooked condition in children, where anxiety about doctor visits causes temporary spikes in blood pressure and heart rate. The name comes from the white ...

White-coat hypertension, also known as white-coat syndrome, is when patients exhibit elevated blood pressure readings in a clinical setting, such as a doctor's office or hospital, due to anxiety or ...

The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, or Nice, says millions of people may have been wrongly diagnosed with high blood pressure because of "white-coat syndrome", writes Peter ...