How to Use high blood pressure in a Sentence

high blood pressure

noun
  • These most commonly occur in men over 60, often with a history of high blood pressure or smoking.
    Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 9 June 2022
  • Sodium should be used sparingly for people with high blood pressure, kidney disease and congestive heart disease.
    Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press, 28 May 2022
  • In addition to the medications listed above, reishi may interact with other drugs, such as those used to treat high blood sugar and high blood pressure.
    Jillian Kubala, Health, 4 Sep. 2024
  • This is a condition that arises during pregnancy that’s characterized by high blood pressure.
    Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 26 May 2022
  • Often the goal is weight loss or some other health benefit, like a reduction in cancer risk or an improvement in type two diabetes or high blood pressure.
    Julie Stewart, Men's Health, 7 June 2022
  • Pacheco, who also suffers from high blood pressure, speaks mainly Spanish and does not carry ID, police said.
    Jesse Leavenworth, Hartford Courant, 31 May 2022
  • Its harms are multiplied in the very old and very young, and in people with high blood pressure, asthma, multiple sclerosis and other conditions.
    New York Times, 13 June 2022
  • But triploidy also poses an extra risk to the mother, because these pregnancies are linked to preeclampsia, or dangerously high blood pressure.
    Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 20 May 2022
  • Patrons with high blood pressure, back or neck conditions, dizziness or motion sickness, and those who are pregnant or have a recent illness, injury or surgery are not allowed to ride.
    Chris Sims, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Aug. 2024
  • Lynch, who was diagnosed with high blood pressure approximately six months ago, according to his wife, suffered bleeding on the left side of his brain, which affects the right side of the body.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 21 May 2022
  • It’s characterized by a frenzy of activity in the nervous system, and physical symptoms like high blood pressure, a fast pulse, fever, and sweating.
    Carly Vandergriendt, SELF, 17 May 2022
  • The findings from the new five-year study highlight the need to prioritize changes in diet that focus on fruits and vegetables to manage high blood pressure, a risk factor for kidney and heart disease.
    Becky Upham, EverydayHealth.com, 14 Aug. 2024
  • Other people who should be cautious include those with chronic heart problems or high blood pressure since caffeine and other stimulants in the energy drinks could increase heart rate and blood pressure.
    Katia Hetter, CNN, 9 Sep. 2024
  • Other risk factors, including diabetes, high blood pressure, and stroke, were more strongly connected with Alzheimer’s than light pollution.
    Don Rauf, EverydayHealth.com, 6 Sep. 2024
  • 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
  • Kevin Heath now attributes his own high blood pressure to the renewables fight.
    Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2024
  • 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
  • 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

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