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Comment
. 2016 Apr 19;133(16):e606.
doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.116.021486.

Response to Letter Regarding Article, "Statin Use and Adrenal Aldosterone Production in Hypertensive and Diabetic Subjects"

Rene Baudrand  1 , Luminita Pojoga  2 , Anand Vaidya  2 , Amanda Garza  2 , Paul Vöhringer  3 , Xavier Jeunemaitre  4 , Paul Hopkins  5 , Tham Yao  2 , Jonathan Williams  2 , Gail Adler  2 , Gordon Williams  2
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Response to Letter Regarding Article, "Statin Use and Adrenal Aldosterone Production in Hypertensive and Diabetic Subjects"

Rene Baudrand et al. Circulation. .
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