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Sundström, J., Karmali, K.N. The case for absolute cardiovascular risk-based blood pressure-lowering treatment decisions: data from the SPRINT trial. J Hum Hypertens 34, 544–545 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41371-019-0260-5
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