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Optimal Blood Pressure (≤120/70 mmHg) as a Marker for Antihypertensive Discontinuation
J-M Boivin1, J P Ferreira1,2, N Girerd1
1Université de Lorraine, Centre d'Investigations Cliniques Plurithématique 1433 and Inserm U1116, CHRU Nancy, FCRIN INI-CRCT (Cardiovascular and Renal Clinical Trialists), Nancy, France.
European Journal of Preventive Cardiology
|October 18, 2025
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