Key TakeawaysBenefits leaders widely recognize cardiovascular cost exposure, yet prevention is deprioritized; heart disease/risk factors average $9,300 annual medical costs, largely from preventable acute events.Primary care can avert downstream catastrophe by earlier risk stratification, home monitoring, and reinforcing self-management to counter silent hypertension and other asymptomatic drivers.Women’s outcomes lag due to under-recognized risk, atypical symptoms, […]
