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Comment
. 2018 Jun 12;137(24):2668-2669.
doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.118.034738.

Response by Beddhu et al to Letters Regarding Article, "Influence of Baseline Diastolic Blood Pressure on Effects of Intensive Compared With Standard Blood Pressure Control"

Srinivasan Beddhu  1   2 , Glenn M Chertow  3 , Alfred K Cheung  1   2 , William C Cushman  4 , Tom Greene  5 , Guo Wei  2 , Robert Boucher  2 , Paul K Whelton  6 ; SPRINT Research Group
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Response by Beddhu et al to Letters Regarding Article, "Influence of Baseline Diastolic Blood Pressure on Effects of Intensive Compared With Standard Blood Pressure Control"

Srinivasan Beddhu et al. Circulation. .
No abstract available

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Disclosures:

Dr. Cushman served as an uncompensated consultant for Takeda Pharmaceuticals and Novartis Pharmaceuticals. The other authors report no conflicts.

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