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Association Between Genetic Variation in Blood Pressure and Increased Lifetime Risk of Peripheral Artery Disease

Michael G Levin1,2,3, Derek Klarin4,5, Venexia M Walker6

  • 1Division of Cardiovascular Medicine (M.G.L.), University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia.

Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology
|April 15, 2021
PubMed

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Keywords:
atherosclerosisblood pressurecoronary artery diseaseperipheral artery diseaserisk factors

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