How to Use hypertension in a Sentence

hypertension

noun
  • He's being treated for hypertension.
  • 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
  • The meme shows in red the specific location on the head of three types of common headaches: migraines, hypertension and stress.
    Jessica Maddox, The Conversation, 10 Mar. 2022
  • The long-term effects of hypertension include damage to body organs, like the heart, kidneys, eyes, and brain.
    ​wendy Wisner, Parents, 16 Sep. 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Take hypertension, for example, which many view as a silent killer.
    Jeffrey Wessler, Forbes, 26 Jan. 2023
  • Those people that have hypertension, the sodium that’s in the water that comes from the salt is actually a health risk for those people.
    Washington Post, 8 Jan. 2022
  • But a hypertension crisis during the summer of 2022 was his turning point.
    Dallas News, 2 Jan. 2023
  • Polio, hypertension, heart disease, and the brutal rigors of the job had ravaged him.
    Evan Osnos, The New Yorker, 13 July 2024
  • Medically known as hypertension, high blood pressure is used to describe the force of blood against artery walls.
    Ashley Abramson, SELF, 13 Apr. 2022
  • 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
  • Accuretic tablets are taken to treat hypertension and high blood pressure in order to reduce the risk of heart attacks or strokes.
    Sophie Mellor, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2022
  • Among them, seven were obese, three had hypertension and two had diabetes.
    Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2021
  • The tablets are commonly prescribed for the treatment of hypertension to lower blood pressure.
    Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 27 Oct. 2022
  • Experts say hypertension is one of the biggest risk factors for almost all heart diseases.
    Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2022
  • One example: a mother-to-be who dies from hypertension.
    Robin Fields, ProPublica, 5 Apr. 2024
  • 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
  • One day, a mobile health unit came to town, and the doctor taught some local women to play softball with a wooden stick and a tennis ball, as a way to combat the risks of diabetes and hypertension.
    Melissa Fajardo, The New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2022
  • The analysis of a six-year period showed a 30% decrease in obesity risk for babies conceived or born during rationing, with a faster increase in type 2 diabetes and hypertension in those after the sugar ration ended.
    Sam Tupper, CNN, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Some types of diabetes and high blood pressure medications are approved to help slow the progression of kidney disease even in people without diabetes or hypertension.
    Suchandrima Bhowmik, Health, 28 Sep. 2024

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