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Patient with Essential Hypertension and Left Ventricular Hypertrophy

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Part of the book series: Practical Case Studies in Hypertension Management ((PCSHM))

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A 54-year-old, Caucasian male, gardener, presented to the outpatient clinic for recently uncontrolled hypertension.

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Tocci, G. (2016). Patient with Essential Hypertension and Left Ventricular Hypertrophy. In: Hypertension and Organ Damage. Practical Case Studies in Hypertension Management. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-25097-7_1

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