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Clinical Management of Coronary Heart Disease in Hypertension

Practical recommendations from the Italian Society of Hypertension (SIIA)

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  1. Division of Cardiology, Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, University of Rome “Sapienza”, Sant’Andrea Hospital, Via di Grottarossa 1035-39, 00189, Rome, Italy

    Massimo Volpe & Allegra Battistoni

  2. IRCCS Neuromed, Pozzili, Isernia, Italy

    Massimo Volpe

  3. Department of Clinical Medicine, Cardiovascular Sciences and Immunology, Federico II University, Naples, Italy

    Bruno Trimarco

  4. Department of Clinical Medicine, Milano Bicocca University, Milan, Italy

    Giuseppe Mancia

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Volpe, M., Trimarco, B., Battistoni, A. et al. Clinical Management of Coronary Heart Disease in Hypertension. High Blood Press Cardiovasc Prev 20, 129–134 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40292-013-0020-5

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