Med. praxi. 2018;15(2):76-79 | DOI: 10.36290/med.2018.016

Maked hypertension – what we know about this disease

MUDr. Lenka Štégnerová, MUDr. Markéta Sovová, MUDr. Oldřich Masný, MUDr. Tereza Pokorná,, prof. MUDr. Eliška Sovová, Ph.D., MBA

Klinika tělovýchovného lékařství a kardiovaskulární rehabilitace FN a LF UP Olomouc

Masked hypertension (MH) is defined as an elevation of blood pressure (TK) above 140/90 mmHg when measured outside a doctor'spractice while the TK value is standard at the doctor's office. The term uncontrolled hypertension is used for patients withpersistent hypertension treated but not yet achieving target values in the home measurement. MH is still insufficiently diagnosedbecause patient’s physiological TK is not under a control outside the doctor’s practice although an increased cardiovascular risk isalmost comparable to persistent hypertension. The prevalence of MH is around 13%. At present, there is still insufficiently exploredpathophysiological relationship of MH, which needs attention.

Keywords: masked hypertension, heart functions, kidneys, thyroid gland, diabetes mellitus, stroke, sleep apnea

Published: May 1, 2018  Show citation