Impact of White-Coat Hypertension on Microvascular Complications in Type 2 Diabetes
Response to Eguchi et al.
- Caroline K. Kramer, MD,
- Cristiane B. Leitão, MD, PHD,
- Luís H. Canani, MD, PHD and
- Jorge L. Gross, MD, PHD
- From the Endocrine Division, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
- Corresponding author: Caroline Kaercher Kramer ckkramer{at}terra.com.br
Eguchi et al. (1), in their response to our study (2), point out that microvascular damage associated with white-coat hypertension may be the cause of increased blood pressure responses to daily stressors. This is a very interesting and original interpretation; however, the direction of the cause-and-effect relation between microvascular disease and blood pressure response to exercise can only be …
