A woman from Co Down is encouraging more people to get their blood pressure checked after suffering a "silent heart attack."
Cathy McMullan, a Civil Servant from Bangor, had undetected high blood pressure and subsequently suffered what doctors to believe to be a silent heart attack. She hadn't experienced any symptoms that gave her cause for concern.
She is sharing her story for World Heart Day in support of Northern Ireland Chest Heart and Stroke’s (NICHS) current blood pressure awareness campaign, in an urge to get more people to get their blood pressure checked to know if they are at risk of a potentially serious health event.
