{
  "id": 16475681,
  "title": "Scientists reveal the hidden danger of missing blood pressure medication",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/scientists-reveal-the-hidden-danger-of-missing-blood-pressure",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-25T12:34:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ScienceDaily Health",
    "slug": "sciencedaily-health",
    "url": "https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/10/261024222028.htm"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A recent study presented at ESC Congress 2026 reveals that missing doses of blood pressure medication could significantly diminish its protective effects against heart attacks, strokes, and other serious cardiovascular problems. Approximately half of the 1.4 billion adults worldwide with hypertension do not adhere to their prescribed medication regimens. Researchers analyzed data from 91,339 participants across nine clinical trials, finding that patients who took at least 80% of their medication consistently experienced a 5.2 mmHg lower systolic blood pressure compared to those with lower adherence. Crucially, among adherent patients, the intervention group experienced an 11% lower incidence of major cardiovascular events compared to the comparator group, while non-adherent patients showed no significant reduction in these events.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}