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Are we Evaluating Correctly the Risk Accompanying Blood Pressure? The Case of White Coat and Masked Hypertension and Blood Pressure Variability

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Luis M Ruilope has been a consultant for Novartis, Daiichi-Sankyo, Medtronic, BMS, and MSD, and has received payment for development of educational presentations from Medtronic. José R Banegas declares that he has no conflicts of interest.

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  1. Instituto de Investigación, Hospital 12 de Octubre, 28041, Madrid, Spain

    Luis M. Ruilope

  2. Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid/IdiPaz CIBERESP, Madrid, Spain

    Luis M. Ruilope & José R. Banegas

  3. Cátedra de Riesgo Cardiovascular, Madrid, Spain

    José R. Banegas

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Ruilope, L.M., Banegas, J.R. Are we Evaluating Correctly the Risk Accompanying Blood Pressure? The Case of White Coat and Masked Hypertension and Blood Pressure Variability. Curr Cardiovasc Risk Rep 7, 431–432 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12170-013-0360-7

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