Blood Pressure and Left Ventricular Geometric Changes: A Directionality Analysis.
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PROVIDER: S-EPMC8516684 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov
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Blood Pressure and Left Ventricular Geometric Changes: A Directionality Analysis.
Yun Miaoying M Li Shengxu S Yan Yinkun Y Sun Dianjianyi D Guo Yajun Y Fernandez Camilo C Bazzano Lydia L He Jiang J Zhang Tao T Chen Wei W
Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979) 20210830 5
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