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Baseline Diastolic BP and BP-Lowering Effects on Cardiovascular Outcomes and All-Cause Mortality: A Meta-Analysis
Amara Sarwal1, Robert E Boucher1, Sydney E Hartsell1
1Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Internal Medicine, Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN
|November 8, 2024
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