No urgency to address Australia's 'silent killer'!

December 8 2021 - 3:30pm
SILENT KILLER: Raised blood pressure is the leading risk factor for coronary heart disease, stroke and dementia.
SILENT KILLER: Raised blood pressure is the leading risk factor for coronary heart disease, stroke and dementia.

Around 83,000 lives could be saved with an economic return of $91.6 billion, if all Australians currently living with high blood pressure were properly treated, say experts.

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