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. 2021 Jun 1;18(6):e1003598.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1003598. eCollection 2021 Jun.

Hypertension and atrial fibrillation: Closing a virtuous circle

Ying X Gue  1 , Gregory Y H Lip  1   2
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Hypertension and atrial fibrillation: Closing a virtuous circle

Ying X Gue et al. PLoS Med. .

Abstract

Ying Gue and Gregory Lip discuss the accompanying study by Ana-Catarina Pinho-Gomes and co-workers on blood pressure lowering treatment in patients with atrial fibrillation.

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Conflict of interest statement

I have read the journal’s policy and the authors of this manuscript have the following competing interests: GYHL has served as a consultant for Bayer/Janssen, Bristol-Meyers Squibb/Pfizer, Medtronic, Boehringer Ingelheim, Novartis, Verseon, and Daiichi Sankyo. He has been a speaker for Bayer, Bristol-Meyers Squibb/Pfizer, Boehringer Ingelheim, Daiichi Sankyo, and Medtronic. No fees are personally received. YXG has no financial disclosures.

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