How to Use high blood pressure in a Sentence

high blood pressure

noun
  • Take it for a while to wipe out the high blood pressure then stop.
    Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 21 Apr. 2022
  • Counts 1 in 4 Number of U.S. adults who have high blood pressure.
    Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2023
  • López Obrador suffered a heart attack in 2013 and has high blood pressure.
    Fabiola SÁnchez, ajc, 30 Sep. 2022
  • Your spouse or partner suffers from high blood pressure, and the doctor has told him to cut back on salt.
    Francine Russo, WSJ, 15 Apr. 2022
  • Kevin Heath now attributes his own high blood pressure to the renewables fight.
    Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2024
  • While not all causes of high blood pressure are in your control, there are still many ways to reduce your risk.
    Christina Crawford, Health.com, 19 Apr. 2022
  • These are the products that are linked to heart disease, high blood pressure and diabetes.
    Irina Ivanova, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2023
  • More than a third of patients presented with high blood pressure.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Mar. 2023
  • Some of the most common causes are coronary artery disease (CAD) and high blood pressure.
    Lambeth Hochwald, Health, 3 May 2024
  • Her father died at the same age after high blood pressure, diabetes and a stroke.
    Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2024
  • Many people with high blood pressure don’t have any symptoms.
    Erica Sweeney, Men's Health, 24 Aug. 2023
  • Any loud or inescapable sounds can cause hearing loss, stress, and high blood pressure, the magazine said.
    Sara Chernikoff, The Courier-Journal, 12 June 2024
  • Captopril, the first, was created in the 1970s from the venom of a Brazilian jararaca pit viper to treat high blood pressure.
    New York Times, 3 May 2022
  • The highest risk for high blood pressure was found among people with asthma, researchers said.
    Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 12 Apr. 2022
  • Consider 51-year-old Mr. R, who is overweight and has high blood pressure.
    Laurie Whitsel, STAT, 6 May 2024
  • About 70% of Americans will have high blood pressure in their lifetimes.
    Fortune Well, 21 Feb. 2023
  • Both his doctor and I urged him to get vaccinated because of his age, his weight and his high blood pressure.
    New York Times, 22 June 2022
  • There are many different supplements that have been shown to help with high blood pressure.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 10 Nov. 2022
  • Lowney had been on medication for high blood pressure for 10 years.
    Annie Mattea, Journal Sentinel, 6 Oct. 2022
  • The study found the rate of chronic high blood pressure in pregnant women doubled over a 14-year period.
    Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 21 June 2024
  • The new study didn’t examine why there has been a rise in chronic high blood pressure among pregnant women.
    Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 21 June 2024
  • Many people aren't aware of the now-lower thresholds for what should be classified as high blood pressure, Levine said.
    Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 27 July 2024
  • Overall, 20% to 30% of adults experience high blood pressure, Brown said in an email.
    Linda Carroll, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2022
  • Or a patient who is more than 100 pounds overweight and has pre-diabetes, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol?
    Jody Dushay, STAT, 15 Sep. 2023
  • More people in 2023 said they were being treated for high blood pressure or high cholesterol.
    Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 15 Dec. 2023
  • Racing hearts and high blood pressure will speed the toxin's progression.
    Sara Netzley, EW.com, 1 Mar. 2022
  • They are used with other medications to treat and lower the risk of high blood pressure, strokes, or heart attacks.
    Ayesha Gulzar, Verywell Health, 18 July 2024
  • Stress is serious and can take a physical toll on your body from high blood pressure or causing your hair to fall out, things like that.
    Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 July 2023
  • Screening and treatment for high blood pressure during pregnancy can reduce this risk.
    Lisa Rapaport, EverydayHealth.com, 23 Oct. 2024
  • At the most extreme level, for example, are tumors of the adrenal glands, or pheochromocytomas, which commonly lead to high blood pressure that reaches life-threatening levels.
    Angela Haupt, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024

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