heart disease – George Clinical

Preventing cardiovascular disease through a simple text message

By George Clinical
Research

The World Health Organization states that cardiovascular disease (CVD) has been the number one global cause of death; with an estimation of 17.5 million people dying from CVD in 20121, representing 31% of all global deaths. CVD has been and is currently the major cause of death in Australia2 accounting for over 43,600 deaths in […]

Managing your blood pressure

High blood pressure, or hypertension, can be defined as the flow of blood through the arteries being pushed against the inside of the artery walls. The more pressure the blood exerts on the artery walls, the higher the blood pressure. Hypertension has been labelled the silent killer – as it rarely has symptoms. As such, […]