high blood pressure
noun
: abnormally elevated blood pressure especially of the arteries
also
: hypertension
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Kidney failure can be caused by a multitude of issues, most commonly diabetes, high blood pressure and chronic kidney disease.
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Kaley Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Dec. 2025
Adopting a Heart-Healthy Diet Along with exercise and other lifestyle changes, a heart-healthy diet can play a key role in preventing high blood pressure.
—Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 16 Dec. 2025
Among them are adverse pregnancy outcomes, like hypertensive disorders, which are conditions of high blood pressure during pregnancy (like preeclampsia), and gestational diabetes.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 15 Dec. 2025
Cushing's syndrome can also cause high blood pressure, bone loss and sometimes type 2 diabetes, per Mayo Clinic.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 13 Dec. 2025
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Kaley Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Dec. 2025
Adopting a Heart-Healthy Diet Along with exercise and other lifestyle changes, a heart-healthy diet can play a key role in preventing high blood pressure.
—Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 16 Dec. 2025
Among them are adverse pregnancy outcomes, like hypertensive disorders, which are conditions of high blood pressure during pregnancy (like preeclampsia), and gestational diabetes.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 15 Dec. 2025
Cushing's syndrome can also cause high blood pressure, bone loss and sometimes type 2 diabetes, per Mayo Clinic.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 13 Dec. 2025
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“High blood pressure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high%20blood%20pressure. Accessed 23 Dec. 2025.
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