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Takamura, T., Onishi, K., Sugimoto, T. et al. Response to: Study of Left Ventricular Long Axis Function in Patients with Hypertensive Response to Exercise. Hypertens Res 31, 1485–1486 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1291/hypres.31.1486
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