Study Suggests Half a Million Missed Out on Blood Pressure Drugs During COVID-19 Pandemic

Study Suggests Half a Million Missed Out on Blood Pressure Drugs During COVID-19 Pandemic
A ambulance drives from St Thomas' Hospital in London on Jan. 07, 2022. Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
Lily Zhou
Updated:

Thousands more heart attacks and strokes may occur in Britain as almost half a million missed the opportunity to start taking blood pressure drugs during the COVID-19 pandemic, a study suggested.

The article, which was published on Jan. 19 in Nature Medicine, also said thousands could have missed out on cholesterol-reducing drugs every month.
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