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Editorial
. 2023 Mar;46(3):768-770.
doi: 10.1038/s41440-022-01152-3. Epub 2023 Jan 4.

Is carotid arterial stiffness a therapeutic target of statin therapy?

Tatsuya Maruhashi  1 , Yukihito Higashi  2   3
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Is carotid arterial stiffness a therapeutic target of statin therapy?

Tatsuya Maruhashi et al. Hypertens Res. 2023 Mar.
No abstract available

Keywords: Arterial stiffness; Carotid arterial stiffness; Cognitive dysfunction; Statin; Stroke.

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