2018 ESC/ESH Guidelines for the management of arterial hypertension.

Williams, Bryan; Mancia, Giuseppe; Spiering, Wilko; Agabiti Rosei, Enrico; Azizi, Michel; Burnier, Michel; Clement, Denis L; Coca, Antonio; de Simone, Giovanni; Dominiczak, Anna; Kahan, Thomas; Mahfoud, Felix; Redon, Josep; Ruilope, Luis; Zanchetti, Alberto; Kerins, Mary; Kjeldsen, Sverre E; Kreutz, Reinhold; Laurent, Stephane; Lip, Gregory Y H; McManus, Richard; Narkiewicz, Krzysztof; Ruschitzka, Frank; Schmieder, Roland E; Shlyakhto, Evgeny; Tsioufis, Costas; Aboyans, Victor; Desormais, Ileana; ESC Scientific Document, Group

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2018 ESC/ESH Guidelines for the management of arterial hypertension.

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Williams, Bryan

Mancia, Giuseppe

Spiering, Wilko

Agabiti Rosei, Enrico

Azizi, Michel

Burnier, Michel

Clement, Denis L

Coca, Antonio

de Simone, Giovanni

Dominiczak, Anna

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De Backer, Guy

Heagerty, Anthony M

Agewall, Stefan

Bochud, Murielle

Borghi, Claudio

Boutouyrie, Pierre

Brguljan, Jana

Bueno, Héctor

Caiani, Enrico G

Carlberg, Bo

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2018 ESC/ESH Guidelines for the management of arterial hypertension.

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01 September 2018

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European Heart Journal

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