How to Use hypertension in a Sentence

hypertension

noun
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  • While beta-blockers used to be a first-line treatment for hypertension, their role has changed in recent years.
    — Ayesha Gulzar, Verywell Health, 18 July 2024
  • One example: a mother-to-be who dies from hypertension.
    — Robin Fields, ProPublica, 5 Apr. 2024
  • Polio, hypertension, heart disease, and the brutal rigors of the job had ravaged him.
    — Evan Osnos, The New Yorker, 13 July 2024
  • Getting inadequate sleep may raise your risk of hypertension by as much as 11%, new research shows.
    — Maggie O'Neill, Health, 10 Apr. 2024
  • These evaluations are to depression what a blood pressure read is to hypertension.
    — Carol Vidal, Baltimore Sun, 23 Feb. 2024
  • When valves inside of the veins of the leg fail, blood flows in the wrong direction and pools in the lower leg, causing pressure within the veins of the leg to increase (venous hypertension).
    — Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2024
  • Researchers still don’t understand the role hypertension treatment may play in fibroid development.
    — Kristen Fischer, Health, 2 May 2024
  • Severe pulmonary hypertension, a potentially life-threatening condition, has damaged his lungs and is causing his heart to fail.
    — The Indianapolis Star, 18 Apr. 2024
  • Those examined were free of hypertension at the outset, the study said.
    — Maureen MacKey, Fox News, 6 May 2023
  • Kids who went to bed late were also more likely to have hypertension.
    — Linda Carroll, NBC News, 18 June 2024
  • What is hypertension, and how does high blood pressure lead to health problems?
    — Katia Hetter, CNN, 20 Mar. 2024
  • And that can lead to all kinds of issues, from brain damage to hypertension to kidney problems.
    — Ari Daniel, NPR, 27 June 2024
  • There’s [no research] out there that gives solid proof that there is hypertension in the scrotal area or in the genitals.
    — Timmy Broderick, Scientific American, 9 June 2023
  • Marie Grosh will discuss heart health and hypertension at 1 p.m. Feb. 27 at the Jenkins Center.
    — cleveland, 5 Feb. 2023
  • Bearing the weight of this emotion at the office has been linked to hypertension, heart disease, depression, and more.
    — Kells McPhillips, Fortune Well, 11 Sep. 2023
  • When valves inside of the veins of the leg fail, blood flows in the wrong direction and pools in the lower leg, causing pressure within the veins of the leg to increase (venous hypertension).
    — Charlotte Observer, 6 Mar. 2024
  • Take hypertension, for example, which many view as a silent killer.
    — Jeffrey Wessler, Forbes, 26 Jan. 2023
  • But a hypertension crisis during the summer of 2022 was his turning point.
    — Dallas News, 2 Jan. 2023
  • In people with hypertension, the amplitude of the pulse wave is greater, because the heart must exert more force to overcome the resistance of the arteries.
    — Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Oct. 2023
  • Those risks include hypertension, diabetes, pre-term birth, and the need for a C-section, says Dr. Amato.
    — Paige Stables, Allure, 16 Nov. 2023
  • The idea would lower out-of-pocket costs for treating hypertension, high cholesterol and other ailments.
    — Chris Megerian, Fortune, 7 Mar. 2023
  • The goal is to find safe, effective, and convenient treatment for hypertension.
    — Rachel Murphy, Verywell Health, 8 Aug. 2023
  • And an increase in CRP often comes along with a diagnosis of hypertension.
    — Jessie Shafer, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Aug. 2023
  • Anger can spike your blood pressure and heart rate, two factors that place immense pressure on your heart muscle and therefore heighten the risk of chronic hypertension.
    — Colleen De Bellefonds, SELF, 1 Dec. 2022
  • Hg or higher, hypertension can lead to heart disease, stroke, and other major health issues.
    — Maggie O'Neill, Health, 30 Aug. 2023
  • According to them, this diet belongs to the dietary approach to stop hypertension, a low-salt diet that could be effective for weight loss.
    — Dallas News, 31 Jan. 2023
  • Too much salt can cause your blood pressure to rise, and high blood pressure (also known as hypertension) is a risk factor for serious health problems like heart disease and stroke.
    — Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2024
  • Blood clots, hypertension, and blood loss are the three leading causes of this phenomenon, but a panel of experts is still unsure of why this is happening.
    — Jazmin Towe, Parents, 30 Jan. 2024
  • For many people, there’s no identifiable cause of high blood pressure, which is known as primary hypertension, per the Mayo Clinic.
    — Rozalynn S. Frazier, SELF, 9 Dec. 2022
  • Experts say tenants whose rent had gone up are more likely to suffer from chronic stress, which research has shown can lead to headache disorders, heart disease and hypertension.
    — Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2024

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