Hypertension is the biggest killer worldwide with an estimated 10 million deaths per year directly attributable to uncontrolled blood pressure.

Also known as ‘high blood pressure’, hypertension is a chronic common condition that may cause long term damage to the heart, brain, kidneys, eyes and blood vessels, caused through the blood pressure in the arteries being persistently elevated.

Join Professor Markus Schlaich from the Dobney Hypertension Centre as he discusses why it is so important to be aware of this silent killer.