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Research Article

High-normal blood pressure is associated with increased resting sympathetic activity but normal responses to stress tests

Dagmara HeringDepartment of Hypertension and Diabetology, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, PolandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Tomas KaraInternational Clinical Research Center, Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, St. Anne's University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czech Republic;Divisions of Cardiovascular Disease and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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Wiesława KucharskaDepartment of Hypertension and Diabetology, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland
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Virend K. SomersDivisions of Cardiovascular Disease and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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Krzysztof NarkiewiczDepartment of Hypertension and Diabetology, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland;Divisions of Cardiovascular Disease and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
Pages 183-187 | Received 04 Oct 2012, Accepted 07 Dec 2012, Published online: 28 Jan 2013

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