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The brain-kidney axis in cerebral small vessel disease: chronic kidney disease as an active mediator, not just a confounder

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Ito, H., Mori, T. The brain-kidney axis in cerebral small vessel disease: chronic kidney disease as an active mediator, not just a confounder. Hypertens Res 48, 3309–3310 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41440-025-02293-x

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