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Does balloon angioplasty improve quality of life in patients with hypertension and renal artery stenosis?

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boxed-textKrijnen P et al. (2005) The effect of treatment on health-related quality of life in patients with hypertension and renal artery stenosis. J Hum Hypertens 19: 467–470

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