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Antihypertensive Effect of Long Term Ketanserin in Elderly Essential Hypertensive Patients

Assessment of Left Ventricular Function at Rest and During Exercise

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Sánchez, R.A., Otero, F., Ramírez, A.J. et al. Antihypertensive Effect of Long Term Ketanserin in Elderly Essential Hypertensive Patients. Drugs 36 (Suppl 1), 110–113 (1988). https://doi.org/10.2165/00003495-198800361-00020

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