Influence of the Echocardiogram on the Blood Pressure

Cristian Maximiliano Toldo^*, Sebastian Eugenio Puga & Pedro Vicente Kairuz

Medicina Ambulatoria Salta, Cardiologia, Salta, Argentina

Cristian Maximiliano Toldo, Medicina Ambulatoria Salta, Cardiologia, Salta, Argentina.

Keywords: Echocardiography; Arterial Pressure; White Coat

Abstract

We know the effect of anxiety on blood pressure known as "white coat", but we know the effect generated by complementary methods on it. We evaluated 100 patients consecutively in the echocardiography service and found that although there were higher blood pressure values before the echocardiogram than after the echocardiogram, the difference would not translate to changes in the final results, especially in patients with valvular heart disease.

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