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World J Cardiol. Sep 26, 2012; 4(9): 275-283
Published online Sep 26, 2012. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v4.i9.275
Published online Sep 26, 2012. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v4.i9.275
Overview of resistant hypertension: A glimpse of the cardiologist’s current standpoint
Luis Paiva, Maria Carmo Cachulo, Rui Providencia, Sergio Barra, Paulo Dinis, Antonio Leitao-Marques, Cardiology Department, Coimbra’s Hospital and University Centre, 3041-801 Coimbra, Portugal
Author contributions: Paiva L, Cachulo MC and Providencia R contributed equally to this work; Paiva L and Barra S wrote the first section of the paper; Cachulo MC and Dinis P wrote the second section of the paper (management and pharmacological therapy); Providencia R and Paiva L wrote the final part of the paper (device-based therapy); Leitao-Marques A performed the revision of the first manuscript version and provided suggestions for table elaboration; and all authors critically discussed and accepted the final version of the paper.
Correspondence to: Luis Paiva, MD, Cardiology Department, Coimbra’s Hospital and University Centre, 3041-801 Coimbra, Portugal. luisvpaiva@hotmail.com
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Received: July 21, 2012
Revised: August 21, 2012
Accepted: August 28, 2012
Published online: September 26, 2012
Revised: August 21, 2012
Accepted: August 28, 2012
Published online: September 26, 2012
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