A member asked:

My blood pressure is around 140 at doctors office at home it never crosses 120, i have been put on blood pressure meds do i really have hypertension?

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Dr. Harinder Gill answered

Specializes in Cardiology

Hypertension: Assuming your reported numbers are systolic BP then both are acceptably normal, hypertension diagnosis is more difficult than expected in many cases due to a significant anxiety component often manifest as a "white coat hypertension"phenomenon. Please discuss further with your prescribing physician or via the Health Tap Concierge

Answered 3/5/2015

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