More than one in five Australians living with uncontrolled high blood pressure

More than one in five Australians are living with uncontrolled high blood pressure and many don’t even realise it.

But with hypertension often leading to potentially fatal stroke, the nation is being urged to undertake more regular checks.

As high blood pressure has no immediate symptoms it often goes undiagnosed, the Stroke Foundation warns.

But over time, it can put extra stress on…