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Comment
. 2021 Aug;78(2):555-558.
doi: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.121.17356. Epub 2021 Jul 7.

Missing Verification of Source Data in Hypertension Research: The HYGIA PROJECT in Perspective

Mattias Brunström  1 , Sverre E Kjeldsen  2 , Reinhold Kreutz  3 , Knut Gjesdal  2 , Krzysztof Narkiewicz  4 , Michel Burnier  5 , Suzanne Oparil  6 , Giuseppe Mancia  7
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Missing Verification of Source Data in Hypertension Research: The HYGIA PROJECT in Perspective

Mattias Brunström et al. Hypertension. 2021 Aug.
No abstract available

Keywords: antihypertensive agents; article retraction; blood pressure; chronotherapy; drug therapy.

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Schematic summary of the HYGIA Project; reported results of bedtime dosing of ≥1 antihypertensive drugs, previous knowledge regarding bedtime dosing, review of the outcome by the European Society of Cardiology Journal Ethics Committee, problems and questions related to the project, and the conclusion of this commentary. BP indicates blood pressure; and CV, cardiovascular.
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