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
  • While at the home, the mother of the boys complained of high blood pressure and was examined by paramedics.
    cleveland, 10 Feb. 2022
  • 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
  • Mitchell walked out of Jessup prison nine years ago with $18 and a 30-day supply of high blood pressure pills in his pocket.
    Washington Post, 20 Feb. 2022
  • Kevin Heath now attributes his own high blood pressure to the renewables fight.
    Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2024
  • People with high blood pressure have a higher risk for heart disease and stroke, the leading causes of death in the U.S.
    Linda Carroll, NBC News, 7 Nov. 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
  • Seek treatments for high blood pressure or high cholesterol.
    Rachel Nall, Msn, SELF, 12 Jan. 2022
  • 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
  • Diabetes is generally known to increase stroke risk due to its impact on blood vessels and the heart, similar to the effects of high blood pressure and obesity.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
  • The combined pill can cause blood clots, though that is a rare complication, and can slightly raise the risk of stroke and heart attack; people who are over thirty-five and smoke or have a history of high blood pressure are not supposed to take it.
    Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 3 Dec. 2024

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