The Blood Pressure Reading A Cardiologist Wants People To Act On

Are you one of the 4.2 million people with undiagnosed high blood pressure?

Parents editor at HuffPost UK

It’s thought 4.2 million people in England have high blood pressure without knowing it.

Yet if left untreated, this “silent killer”, which doesn’t typically cause any obvious symptoms, can lead to fatal heart attacks, strokes, kidney disease and vascular dementia.

Per the World Stroke Organisation, high blood pressure is associated with more than half of all strokes worldwide. When pressure remains high for a long time, it can damage blood vessels, making them more vulnerable to narrowing, blockages or rupture.

Dr Francesco Lo Monaco, consultant cardiologist and founder of the National Longevity Clinic, said the lack of symptoms of high blood pressure is one of the biggest dangers.

“The difficulty is that many people assume they are healthy because they feel well,” he........

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