How to evaluate microvascular organ damage in hypertension: assessment of endothelial function.

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Published in High Blood Press Cardiovasc Prev on December 01, 2011

Authors

Agostino Virdis1, Stefano Taddei

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Internal Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy. agostino.virdis@med.unipi.it

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