Urgent warning to 1 in 4 ‘healthy’ adults at risk of undiagnosed killer that ‘ups risk of heart attack and stroke’ [Video]

OVER one in four seemingly healthy adults could be living with an undiagnosed heart condition, scientists have warned.

Heart valve disease – when one or more of the flaps directing your blood flow don’t work – places extra strain on the heart and can up your risk of heart attacks and strokes.

Now, research has for the first time revealed the number of Brits who unknowingly have the condition.

Researchers at the University of East Anglia (UEA) f carried out heart scans on almost 4,500 people aged over 60, who where outwardly healthy and had no symptoms.

Over a quarter – 28 per cent – were found to have previously undetected heart valve disease.

Study author Vassilios Vassiliou, a clinical professor of cardiac medicine at UEA’s Norwich medical school, said: “This study focused on understanding how widespread heart …