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Kokubu, N., Yuda, S. & Shimamoto, K. Response to: Noninvasive Assessment of Left Atrial Function by Strain Rate Imaging in Patients with Hypertension: A Possible Beneficial Effect of Renin-Angiotensin System Inhibition on Left Atrial Function. Hypertens Res 31, 585–586 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1291/hypres.31.586
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