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Global research led by NUI Galway shows increased health risks for young people suffering from high diastolic blood pressure

Global research led by NUI Galway shows increased health risks for young people suffering from high diastolic blood pressure.

By Danielle Norton December 8, 2021 Updated October 25, 2022 3 min read

Professor Bill McEvoy, Professor of Preventive Cardiology, NUI Galway, Medical and Research Director of NIPC and Consultant Cardiologist at Galway University Hospitals, with Cardiovascular Nurse Specialist, Irene Gibson and Carmel McGuire having her blood pressure taken at Croí Heart and Stroke Centre. Credit: Aengus McMahon.

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