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. 2018 Apr;20(4):727-729.
doi: 10.1111/jch.13262. Epub 2018 Mar 22.

Uterine fibroids and risk of hypertension: Implication of inflammation and a possible role of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system

Decio Armanini  1 , Chiara Sabbadin  1 , Gabriella Donà  1 , Luciana Bordin  2 , Loris Marin  3 , Alessandra Andrisani  3 , Guido Ambrosini  3
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Uterine fibroids and risk of hypertension: Implication of inflammation and a possible role of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system

Decio Armanini et al. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2018 Apr.
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