Red Coat Hypertension

Paul Revere shouting the well-known "The British are coming" and lesser-known "Take your blood pressure meds!"

A variant of white coat hypertension preceding American independence, red coat hypertension is when a measured blood pressure is abnormally high from anxiety that "the British are coming."[1]


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  1. Report: Essential Hypertension, Not at All Essential (Gomerblog)


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