#PODCAST World Hypertension Day: Unpacking the risks of high blood pressure on the heart

By Newsbreak Producer, Taliesha Naidoo - Hypertension is known as a 'silent killer' because it's just that. There are no symptoms, and you don't feel ill until you have a cardiac event like a heart attack or stroke. However, a Blood Pressure test is the fastest way to detect and help diagnose the illness and in so doing, prevent avoidable deaths. Ahead of World Hypertension Day on Friday, we spoke to Cardiologist, Dr Warren Muller about the associated risks hypertension has on the heart.....