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The long-term disruption of blood pressure screening identified by the study could lead to missed opportunities for treatment, increasing the risk of cardiovascular events, such as heart attacks and strokes, or even death.

High blood pressure, for example, is more strongly associated with heart attack in women than it is in men.

Heart conditions like atherosclerosis, heart attacks and heart failure are the leading killers of people with diabetes, driving a growing global health crisis.

Atherosclerosis is the main cause of cardiovascular diseases such as stroke and heart attack.

The findings, published in Cell Metabolism on November 14, 2024, open an entirely new avenue of potential drug targets to address these diseases and adverse health events like stroke or heart attacks.