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 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
• 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
• The tablets are commonly prescribed for the treatment of hypertension to lower blood pressure.
  — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 27 Oct. 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
• 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
• The White House hopes this year's event will result in a plan that lowers nationwide rates of diabetes, obesity, and hypertension, and helps with efforts to end hunger.
  — Brigid Kennedy, The Week, 4 May 2022
• This can be even more problematic for people who have hypertension and are more sedentary.
  — Tiffany Ayuda, SELF, 19 Oct. 2022
• By contrast, many of the most lucrative drugs on the market — like those that treat diabetes, hypertension or kidney failure — are taken over the course of a lifetime.
  — Andrew Jacobs, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2022
• Hg or higher, hypertension can lead to heart disease, stroke, and other major health issues.
  — Maggie O'Neill, Health, 30 Aug. 2023
• Sara had eclampsia, a stroke in pregnancy caused by persistent high blood pressure, also known as hypertension.
  — Katheryn Houghton, NPR, 20 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 9 Nov 2024