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Are elevated aldosterone levels associated with refractory hypertension?

Nature Clinical Practice Endocrinology & Metabolism volume 2, pages 604–605 (2006)Cite this article

boxed-textSartori M et al. (2006) Aldosterone and refractory hypertension: a prospective cohort study. Am J Hypertens 19: 373–379

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