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How serious is white coat hypertension? enough to cause a stroke if already hypertensive?
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Hypertension: Hypertension need treatment, because it is serious--can cause stroke, kidney damage, overload the heart regardless pre-existing and white coat or any color coat.
Answered 5/21/2016
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