What you don't know could kill you, Irish Heart Foundation Director of Health Promotion Janis Morrisey, has said. High blood pressure, in the vast majority of cases, has no symptoms.
Ms Morrisey has said: "The vast majority of those diagnosed with hypertension have no warning symptoms, so it is vital that blood pressure is checked and kept in check."
Almost 10,000 lives were lost in Ireland due to heart disease and stroke in 2022, latest figures have shown.
Blood pressure is a measure of how effectively the heart pumps blood around the body, as a high reading and hypertension is manageable through medication and lifestyle changes.
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