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Renal sympathetic denervation for resistant hypertension: a transiently sustained placebo effect?

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  1. School of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK,

    T E Purvis

  2. Department of Clinical Chemistry, Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK,

    K E Shipman

  3. Department of Cardiology, Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK,

    R Watkin

  4. Department of Radiology, Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK,

    J Freedman & P Crowe

  5. Department of Renal Medicine, Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK,

    I Dasgupta

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Purvis, T., Shipman, K., Watkin, R. et al. Renal sympathetic denervation for resistant hypertension: a transiently sustained placebo effect?. J Hum Hypertens 29, 396–397 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/jhh.2014.102

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