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Right atrial function in hypertension

Journal of Human Hypertension volume 15, pages 439–441 (2001)Cite this article

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Chung, N., Lip, G. Right atrial function in hypertension. J Hum Hypertens 15, 439–441 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.jhh.1001164

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