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. 2009 Aug;11(8):407-10.
doi: 10.1111/j.1751-7176.2009.00156.x.

What is left ventricular hypertrophy and is there a reason to regress left ventricular hypertrophy?

Matthew R Weir  1 , Raymond R Townsend
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What is left ventricular hypertrophy and is there a reason to regress left ventricular hypertrophy?

Matthew R Weir et al. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2009 Aug.
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