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A 72-year-old, Caucasian male, retired (former school teacher), presented to the outpatient clinic for clinical assessment of uncontrolled essential hypertension.
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Virdis, A. (2016). Clinical Case 6: Patient with Essential Hypertension and Atrial Fibrillation. In: Hypertension and Comorbidities. Practical Case Studies in Hypertension Management. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-39164-9_6
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