high blood pressure
noun
: abnormally elevated blood pressure especially of the arteries
also
: hypertension
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In addition to dehydrating the body, excessive sodium intake increases the risk of high blood pressure and heart disease.
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Carrie Madormo, Verywell Health, 14 May 2026
Upon being found guilty and having his bail revoked that February, he was taken to Bellevue complaining of high blood pressure, chest pains and palpitations.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 13 May 2026
When he was sent to jail for the first time in 2020, he was taken from the courthouse in an ambulance to be checked out at a hospital for heart palpitations and high blood pressure.
—ABC News, 13 May 2026
MetALD occurs in people who have liver fat, metabolic risk factors — obesity, prediabetes or diabetes, high blood pressure, or high cholesterol — and who have more than 10 alcoholic drinks per week for women, or more than 15 for men.
—Isabella Cueto, STAT, 13 May 2026
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Carrie Madormo, Verywell Health, 14 May 2026
Upon being found guilty and having his bail revoked that February, he was taken to Bellevue complaining of high blood pressure, chest pains and palpitations.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 13 May 2026
When he was sent to jail for the first time in 2020, he was taken from the courthouse in an ambulance to be checked out at a hospital for heart palpitations and high blood pressure.
—ABC News, 13 May 2026
MetALD occurs in people who have liver fat, metabolic risk factors — obesity, prediabetes or diabetes, high blood pressure, or high cholesterol — and who have more than 10 alcoholic drinks per week for women, or more than 15 for men.
—Isabella Cueto, STAT, 13 May 2026
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“High blood pressure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high%20blood%20pressure. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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