Letter to the Editor

Considerations in Women with Hypertension

Authors: Samer Alkhuja, MD, Natalya Gazizov MD, Mary Ellen Alexander MSN, CRP

Abstract

To the Editor

We read with interest the article by Geraci and Geraci published in the July 2013 issue of the Southern Medical Journal entitled “Considerations in Women with Hypertension.” In their article the authors addressed abnormal sleep duration, sleep deprivation, and sleep-disordered breathing when addressing secondary hypertension.1

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