A Review of Genetics, Arterial Stiffness, and Blood Pressure in African Americans

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[59]  M. Safar,et al.  Aldosterone synthase gene polymorphism, stroke volume and age-related changes in aortic pulse wave velocity in subjects with hypertension , 2005, Journal of hypertension.

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