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. 2025 Feb;27(2):e70010.
doi: 10.1111/jch.70010.

High Heart Rate and Hypertension: Two Intertwined Cardiovascular Risk Factors

Paolo Palatini  1
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High Heart Rate and Hypertension: Two Intertwined Cardiovascular Risk Factors

Paolo Palatini. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2025 Feb.
No abstract available

Keywords: blood pressure; elderly; exercise; heart rate; sympathetic.

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The author declares no conflicts of interest.

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