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Editorial
. 2011 Nov;58(5):760-2.
doi: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.111.179119. Epub 2011 Sep 26.

Aging, blood pressure, and heart failure: what are the connections?

Stanley S Franklin, Daniel Levy
Editorial

Aging, blood pressure, and heart failure: what are the connections?

Stanley S Franklin et al. Hypertension. 2011 Nov.
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  • Isolated diastolic hypotension and incident heart failure in older adults.
    Guichard JL, Desai RV, Ahmed MI, Mujib M, Fonarow GC, Feller MA, Ekundayo OJ, Bittner V, Aban IB, White M, Aronow WS, Love TE, Bakris GL, Zieman SJ, Ahmed A. Guichard JL, et al. Hypertension. 2011 Nov;58(5):895-901. doi: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.111.178178. Epub 2011 Sep 26. Hypertension. 2011. PMID: 21947466 Free PMC article.

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