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To the Editor,

First and foremost, the authors would like to express their gratitude to their colleagues¹ who have shown interest in the article titled “Evaluation of the Left Ventricular Systolic Functions of Patients with an Exaggerated Hypertensive Response to Treadmill Exercise Test Using Two-Dimensional Longitudinal Strain Imaging”² and shared their valuable comments. Feedback of this nature, aimed at enhancing this study’s contribution to clinical practice, serves as a guiding force for future research.

The authors would like to express their gratitude once again for the interest in this study, which contributes to the advancement of research and the existing literature.

Footnotes

Declaration of Interests : The author have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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