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A STITCH Saves Time and Lowers Blood Pressure

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Dr. Oparil has received grants or research support from Daiichi Sankyo, Forest Laboratories, Gilead, Novartis, and Takeda. She has been a consultant for Boehringer Ingelheim, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Daiichi Sankyo, Forest Laboratories, NicOx, Novartis, Sanofi Aventis, and The Salt Institute, and has received honoraria from Daiichi Sankyo, Merck and Co., and Novartis.

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Oparil, S. A STITCH Saves Time and Lowers Blood Pressure. Curr Hypertens Rep 12, 146–148 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11906-010-0110-x

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