Article: It pays to know your own blood pressure; One man's battle with condition that led to a series of health problems.(Health Watch)

Approximately one adult in every seven suffers from high blood pressure and many will not realise it. Known as hypertension, the condition can lead to life threatening illnesses such as those suffered by John Kelly who will be in Merseyside next month to take part in the Guardian Health British Transplant Games. His condition, discovered when he was still in his thirties, damaged his kidneys and led to him having a transplant. Later he contracted angina and had to have a heart by-pass. His level of fitness today is due to a determination to keep as fit and healthy as ...

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