hypertensive
Americanadjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of hypertensive
Example Sentences
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Bauza died Sunday in his home of hypertensive cardiovascular disease, the Los Angeles Medical Examiner’s office determined.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026
Variety reports that the cause of death was hypertensive cardiovascular disease and that Bauza died at home on Sunday.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026
Found unresponsive in his bunk, his death was ruled due to hypertensive and cardiovascular disease.
From Salon ● Feb. 20, 2026
“If you’re hypertensive, you decrease the blood returning to your heart and your blood pressure can drop,” she added.
From Seattle Times ● May 20, 2024
They found that hypertensive pulmonary blood vessel cells have a voracious appetite for two amino acids, glutamine and serine, and -- as happens with any unbalanced diet -- there are consequences.
From Science Daily ● May 2, 2024
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