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Figure 7. Research gaps and future directions for promoting healthy cardiovascular aging. Although there has been extensive research on the mechanisms leading to cardiovascular (CV) dysfunction and the strategies that promote healthy CV aging, several important gaps remain that should be further explored. These include, but are not limited to: (1) Establishing new and effective compounds that target mechanisms of CV aging; (2) studying the role of sex and gender on CV aging; (3) identifying novel circulating factors as biomarkers or therapeutic targets; (4) identifying mechanisms and translating effective strategies to ameliorate CV dysfunction in clinical populations that exhibit increased risk for CVD; and (5) translating effective implementation strategies for CV-targeted interventions to improve public health.