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Preface |
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1 Historical Aspects and Biology of Aging |
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Evolutionary Traits, Genes, and the Environment Influencing Aging |
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Changes During the Twentieth Century in Life Expectancy |
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2 | (1) |
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Early Life Programming Effects |
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Vascular Aging in Perspective |
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New Models and Interventions to Influence Aging |
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3 | (1) |
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4 | (1) |
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4 | (3) |
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2 Cellular and Molecular Determinants of Arterial Aging |
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7 | (1) |
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Cytoskeletal and Contractile Proteins in the Aging Arterial Wall |
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8 | (1) |
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Cellular Matrix Structure in the Aging Arterial Wall |
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9 | (1) |
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Proinflammatory Molecular, Cellular, and Vascular Events in the Aging Arterial Wall |
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9 | (3) |
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12 | (1) |
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Anti-Inflammatory Molecule SIRT1 |
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12 | (1) |
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13 | (1) |
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13 | (1) |
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13 | (4) |
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3 Aging Population: Challenges and Opportunities in a Life Course Perspective |
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Aging Populations---Between Decreasing Mortality and Improved Health |
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17 | (2) |
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Living Longer, but with More Chronic Diseases |
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19 | (1) |
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From Healthcare of Older Subjects to Life Course Approach |
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19 | (1) |
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Strategies for Healthy Aging |
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19 | (1) |
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20 | (1) |
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4 Population-Based Studies: Milestones on the Epidemiological Timeline |
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21 | (8) |
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29 | (4) |
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5 Lessons from the Amsterdam Growth and Health Longitudinal Study |
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AGAHLS---The Cohort Profile |
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33 | (3) |
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Early Determinants of Arterial Stiffness---A Life Course Approach |
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36 | (5) |
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41 | (1) |
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42 | (1) |
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42 | (1) |
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42 | (3) |
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6 Cardiovascular Aging: Perspectives from the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging (BLSA) |
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45 | (2) |
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Detecting Occult CV Disease in BLSA Participants |
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47 | (1) |
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Epidemiological Studies of Genetic and Hormonal and Metabolic Risk Factors for CAD |
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48 | (1) |
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Age-Associated Changes in Pulse Wave Velocity (PWV) and the Arterial Waveform |
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Arterial Stiffness as Early Markers for Subsequent CV Events in Asymptomatic BLSA Participants |
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56 | (1) |
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Age-Associated Changes in Carotid Intimal---Medial Thickness |
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57 | (2) |
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The Vascular Aging: The Link that Bridges Age to Early Atherosclerosis (The VALIDATE Study) |
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59 | (1) |
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Arterial---Heart Coupling |
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59 | (1) |
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60 | (5) |
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7 Changes in Peripheral Blood Pressure with Normal and Accelerated Aging |
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What Induces Accelerated Vascular Aging? |
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65 | (2) |
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Changes in Peripheral BP During Normal Aging |
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67 | (1) |
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Changes in Peripheral BP During Accelerated Aging |
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68 | (1) |
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Predictors of Diastolic Hypertension |
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68 | (1) |
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Predictors of ISH in Adolescents and Young Adults |
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68 | (1) |
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Predictors of ISH in Middle-Aged and the Elderly |
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69 | (1) |
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The Value of Paired BP Components in Predicting CVD Risk |
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69 | (2) |
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71 | (1) |
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72 | (3) |
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8 Changes in Arterial Stiffness with Normal and Accelerated Aging |
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75 | (1) |
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A Word of Caution on Study Design |
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75 | (1) |
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Chronological Aging of the Arteries |
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76 | (2) |
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Accelerated Aging of the Arteries |
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78 | (3) |
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81 | (1) |
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81 | (2) |
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9 Changes in Central Hemodynamics, Wave Reflection, and Heart---Vessel Coupling with Normal and Accelerated Aging |
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83 | (1) |
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The Heart and Its Interaction with the Arterial Tree |
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83 | (3) |
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Aging and Wave Reflections |
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86 | (3) |
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Central Arterial Pressure |
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89 | (2) |
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91 | (6) |
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10 Early Aging of Endothelial Function and Platelet---Vessel Wall Interactions |
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97 | (1) |
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Platelet---Vessel Wall Interactions in Hemostasis |
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98 | (1) |
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Regulation of the Adhesiveness of Platelets at the Vessel Wall |
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99 | (1) |
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Age-Related Changes in Platelet---Vessel Wall Interactions |
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99 | (1) |
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Clinical Implications of Platelet---ECs Interactions and Drug Development |
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100 | (1) |
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101 | (4) |
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11 The Cross-Talk Between the Macro- and the Microcirculation |
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105 | (1) |
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Small Artery in Normal and Accelerated Aging |
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105 | (4) |
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109 | (2) |
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Large-/Small-Artery Cross-Talk in Normal and Accelerated Aging |
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111 | (4) |
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115 | (1) |
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115 | (1) |
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115 | (2) |
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12 Arterial Stiffness and Blood Pressure Variability |
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117 | (8) |
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125 | (1) |
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126 | (3) |
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13 Early Vascular Aging in the Young: Influence of Birth Weight and Prematurity |
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129 | (1) |
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Development of the Vasculature During Fetal Life |
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129 | (1) |
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Influence of Birth Weight on Blood Pressure |
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130 | (1) |
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Impact of Birth Weight on Vascular Structure and Function |
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130 | (2) |
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Influence of IUGR/SGA Phenotype on Arterial Structure and Function |
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132 | (1) |
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Influence of Prematurity on Arterial Structure and Function |
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132 | (1) |
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Influence of IUGR Versus Prematurity |
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133 | (1) |
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Influence of Extreme Prematurity on Vascular Structure and Function |
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133 | (1) |
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Effects of Increased "Catch-Up" Growth Patterns |
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134 | (1) |
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134 | (1) |
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134 | (1) |
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134 | (3) |
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14 Age-Induced Endothelial Dysfunction and Intima---Media Thickening |
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Age-Induced Endothelial Dysfunction |
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137 | (2) |
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Age-Induced Intima---Media Thickening |
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139 | (3) |
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142 | (5) |
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15 Glucose Metabolism, Diabetes, and the Arterial Wall |
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Hyperglycemia, Insulin Resistance, and Arterial Wall |
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147 | (1) |
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Preclinical Large Artery Changes in Diabetes Mellitus |
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148 | (3) |
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Preclinical Large Artery Changes in the MetS and Obesity |
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151 | (1) |
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152 | (1) |
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153 | (4) |
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16 Chronic Inflammation and Atherosclerosis |
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Age and Development of Atherosclerosis |
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157 | (1) |
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Inflammation and Plaque Formation According to the Response--to--Retention Theory |
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157 | (1) |
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Evidence for the Role of Inflammation in Atherosclerosis |
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158 | (2) |
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The Role of Cytokines and Chemokines |
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160 | (2) |
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Regulation and Resolution of Inflammation |
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162 | (1) |
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Factors Increasing Vascular Aging |
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163 | (1) |
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Inflammation as a Therapeutic Target |
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164 | (1) |
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165 | (4) |
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17 Early and Late Stages of Chronic Kidney Disease in Relation to Arterial Changes |
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169 | (1) |
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Arterial Stiffness and Wave Reflections |
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170 | (1) |
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Arterial Changes in Early and Predialysis CKD |
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171 | (2) |
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Arterial Changes in Patients with ESRD |
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173 | (1) |
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Pathogenesis of Arterial Stiffness in CKD and ESRD |
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174 | (3) |
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177 | (1) |
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177 | (4) |
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18 Non-Hemodynamic Components of EVA: Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) |
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181 | (1) |
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181 | (1) |
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PCOS and Risk Factors of Cardiovascular Disease |
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181 | (1) |
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PCOS Phenotypes and Cardiometabolic Risk |
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182 | (1) |
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Subclinical Arterial Disease in Women with PCOS |
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182 | (6) |
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Cardiovascular Disease Outcomes in Women with PCOS |
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188 | (3) |
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191 | (1) |
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191 | (1) |
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191 | (4) |
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19 Impact of Arterial Aging on Early and Late Stages of Brain Damage |
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Cognitive Decline and Dementia: The Emerging Role of Arterial Aging |
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195 | (1) |
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Structural Brain Changes and Arterial Aging |
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196 | (1) |
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Pathophysiological Consideration |
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196 | (1) |
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Therapeutic Opportunities and Research Perspectives |
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197 | (1) |
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198 | (1) |
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198 | (3) |
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20 Telomere Biology and Vascular Aging |
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201 | (1) |
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Telomere Length and Cellular Senescence |
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201 | (1) |
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Telomere Structure and Function |
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202 | (1) |
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Measurement of Telomere Length |
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203 | (1) |
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Regulation of Telomere Length |
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204 | (1) |
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204 | (1) |
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205 | (1) |
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Telomere Length and Vascular Aging and Disease |
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206 | (1) |
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LTL, Cardiovascular Risk Factors, and Cardiac Disease |
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207 | (1) |
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208 | (1) |
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209 | (1) |
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209 | (4) |
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21 Traditional Versus New Models of Risk Prediction |
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Evaluating New Risk Models |
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213 | (1) |
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214 | (1) |
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215 | (1) |
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Risk Estimation Using New Markers of Subclinical Organ Damage |
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215 | (6) |
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221 | (1) |
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222 | (3) |
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22 Imaging Biomarkers: Carotid Intima-Media Thickness and Aortic Stiffness as Predictors of Cardiovascular Disease |
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225 | (1) |
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Carotid Intima---Media Thickness and CV Prognosis |
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225 | (5) |
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Aortic Stiffness and CV Prognosis |
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230 | (5) |
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235 | (1) |
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235 | (4) |
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23 Genetic Markers in Prediction. of Cardiovascular Disease |
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Cardiovascular Disease---What Is the Risk? |
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239 | (1) |
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Familial Syndromes---Monogenic Diseases |
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239 | (6) |
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Complex Diseases---GWAS and the Search for Common Variants |
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245 | (2) |
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Missing Heritability---Limitations of GWAS |
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247 | (1) |
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Building on GWAS---The Future of Cardiovascular Genomics |
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248 | (5) |
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Lessons Learned from GWAS---Biological Mechanisms and Pathways |
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253 | (3) |
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256 | (1) |
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256 | (5) |
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24 Vascular Aging and Cardiovascular Disease |
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Changes with Age in the Arterial Tree |
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261 | (4) |
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Monitoring Vascular Aging and Detecting Accelerated Signs of Vascular Deterioration |
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265 | (2) |
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Central Hemodynamic Variables and Association to CV Risk |
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267 | (1) |
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Conclusions and Future Perspectives |
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267 | (1) |
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268 | (5) |
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25 Lifestyle Intervention: What Works? |
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273 | (2) |
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275 | (4) |
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279 | (1) |
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Mental, Emotional Status, and Work Stress |
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279 | (1) |
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280 | (1) |
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280 | (1) |
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281 | (1) |
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281 | (6) |
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26 Targeting Blood Pressure Lowering and the Sympathetic Nervous System |
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Tests for Studying the Human Sympathetic Nervous System |
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287 | (1) |
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Role of the Sympathetic Nervous System in Human Hypertension |
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288 | (2) |
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The Link Between the Sympathetic Nervous System and Arterial Stiffening |
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290 | (1) |
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Pharmacological Modulation of Arterial Stiffness |
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291 | (1) |
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Effect of Procedural Interventions on Arterial Stiffness and Sympathetic Outflow |
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291 | (1) |
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Other Device-Based and Interventional Strategies for Lowering BP |
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292 | (1) |
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292 | (1) |
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292 | (1) |
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Device-Guided Slow Breathing |
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293 | (1) |
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293 | (1) |
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293 | (4) |
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27 Targeting Central Blood Pressure Through the Macro- and Microcirculation Cross-Talk |
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297 | (1) |
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Effects of Drugs on Small Artery Structure and Function in Hypertension |
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297 | (2) |
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Effects of Drugs on Large Artery Structure and Function in Hypertension |
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299 | (3) |
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Targeting Central BP Through the Macro- and Microcirculation Cross-Talk |
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302 | (3) |
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305 | (1) |
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306 | (3) |
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PART I Treatment of Abnormalities in Lipid Metabolism and EVA |
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309 | (5) |
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What Is Early Vascular Aging (EVA) and How Can It Be Measured? |
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309 | (1) |
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310 | (1) |
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Treatment of Lipids and EVA |
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311 | (1) |
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Conclusions and Perspectives |
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312 | (1) |
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313 | (1) |
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PART II Early Vascular Aging and Obesity Treatment |
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314 | (1) |
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Obesity and Early Vascular Aging |
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314 | (1) |
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Current Recommendations for Weight Management Do Not Include EVA Biomarkers |
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315 | (1) |
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Obesity Management---Influences on Vascular Aging Biomarkers |
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315 | (1) |
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Summary and Future Outlook |
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316 | (1) |
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316 | (2) |
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PART III Treatment of Abnormalities in Glucose Metabolism |
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318 | (1) |
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Hyperglycemia and Vascular Aging |
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318 | (1) |
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318 | (1) |
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319 | (1) |
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Treatment Goals for Glycemic Control |
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319 | (1) |
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320 | (1) |
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Oral Agents and Non-Insulin Injectables |
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320 | (1) |
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DPP4 Inhibitors and GLP-1 Receptor Agonists |
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320 | (1) |
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29 New Drugs Under Development for Cardiovascular Prevention |
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323 | (1) |
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New Molecules Targeting Isolated Systolic Hypertension |
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323 | (2) |
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New Drugs for Hypertension |
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325 | (6) |
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Other Possible Alternatives to Classical Drugs |
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331 | (1) |
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331 | (1) |
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332 | (3) |
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30 Interventions to Retard Biological Aging to Be Explored |
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335 | (1) |
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Preventable Factors Leading to EVA |
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337 | (2) |
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Progeria: A Model of Extreme EVA |
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339 | (1) |
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340 | (1) |
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341 | (2) |
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343 | (1) |
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343 | (4) |
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31 Immunization, Vaccines, and Immunomodulation |
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347 | (1) |
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Defining the Target for Immunization and Role of Immunity in Hypertension |
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348 | (1) |
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349 | (1) |
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Angiotensin I (Ang I) Vaccine |
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350 | (1) |
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351 | (1) |
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352 | (1) |
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Safety of Anti-RAAS Vaccines |
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353 | (2) |
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