Women urged to know blood pressure to help prevent heart disease and stroke

Women are being urged to know their blood pressure to prevent heart disease (Anthony Devlin/PA)

All women should know their blood pressure to prevent heart disease and stroke, doctors have warned.

Women are being urged to take their blood pressure seriously, with cardiologists from the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) highlighting that the risk for heart disease increases at a lower level in women compared with men.