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A New Era of Hypertension Assessment: Non-Invasive Central and Intracranial Waveform Analysis
Juan Carlos Yugar-Toledo1,2, Heitor Moreno3
1Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto, São José do Rio Preto, SP - Brasil.
Arquivos Brasileiros De Cardiologia
|June 25, 2025
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