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  1. E Ritz is a Professor Emeritus in the Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Ruperto Carola University of Heidelberg, Germany.,

    Eberhard Ritz

  2. B Dahlöf is an Associate Professor of Medicine at the Göteborg University, Sweden.,

    Björn Dahlöf

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E Ritz has received speaker's honoraria from Abbott, Amgen, Boehringer Ingleheim, Novartis and Roche. B Dahlöf has acted as a consultant for Boehringer Ingleheim, Merck, Novartis and Pfizer; he has also received speaker's honoraria from Boehringer Ingleheim, Merck, Novartis, Pfizer and Servier.

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Ritz, E., Dahlöf, B. Introduction. Nat Rev Cardiol 5 (Suppl 1), S1–S2 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpcardio0807

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