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Nina Massey & Nicola Roy

Blood pressure warning for women as knowing vital info could prevent heart disease

Doctors are urging all women to know their blood pressure figures in a bid to fight against heart disease and strokes.

Taking your blood pressure seriously is vital, with cardiologists from the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) explaining that the risk for heart disease increases at a lower level in women compared with men.

The experts suggest it could be just a matter of years before the threshold for normal blood pressure will be lower in women than men.

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