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Editorial

Single-pill combinations, hypertension control and clinical outcomes: potential, pitfalls and solutions

Brent M. Egana American Medical Association, Greenville, SC, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Sverre E. Kjeldsenb Departments of Cardiology and Nephrology, University of Oslo, Ullevaal Hospital, Oslo, NorwayORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2389-0272
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Krzysztof Narkiewiczc Department of Hypertension and Diabetology, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, PolandORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5949-5018
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Reinhold Kreutzd Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Institute of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Berlin, GermanyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4818-211X
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Michel Burniere Faculty of Biology and Medicine, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, SwitzerlandORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1283-8487
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Pages 164-168 | Received 13 Jun 2022, Accepted 23 Jun 2022, Published online: 23 Jul 2022

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