: an individual affected with hypertension
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Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2024
Ambler died of congestive heart failure and hypertensive cardiovascular disease associated with morbid obesity, in combination with forcible restraint, the report said.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 8 Mar. 2024
Women are also not being screened for the other major killers of pregnant women, such as hypertensive disorders and thrombosis.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2024
Brown’s cause of death was cardiac arrest due to hypertensive disease, according to a death certificate provided by Elizabeth Crawford of Kline and Specter, PC.
—Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 22 Jan. 2024
His cause of death was cardiac arrest due to hypertensive disease.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 5 Dec. 2023
Hg is considered a hypertensive crisis and requires immediate medical attention.
—Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 7 Dec. 2023
However, a state autopsy obtained by the outlet and conducted the day after Foster’s death concluded that Foster died of natural causes linked to hypertensive cardiovascular disease.
—Nicole Acosta, Peoplemag, 8 Dec. 2023
Monk's death certificate listed hypertensive cardiovascular disease as the cause of his passing, but the man's family disputes that.
—Diana Dasrath, NBC News, 11 Oct. 2023
Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2020
Antihistamines, anti-depressants, anti-hypertensives, and even oral contraceptives can lead to tear film deficiencies as well.
—Andrea K. McDaniels, baltimoresun.com, 2 Nov. 2017
Adjective
The simple things of diabetes screening and treatment, hypertensive screening and treatment, checking them to see if their baby has grown normally, checking them for anemia and giving them appropriate treatment for that, any other complications—none of those are being picked up.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2024
Ambler died of congestive heart failure and hypertensive cardiovascular disease associated with morbid obesity, in combination with forcible restraint, the report said.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 8 Mar. 2024
Women are also not being screened for the other major killers of pregnant women, such as hypertensive disorders and thrombosis.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2024
Brown’s cause of death was cardiac arrest due to hypertensive disease, according to a death certificate provided by Elizabeth Crawford of Kline and Specter, PC.
—Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 22 Jan. 2024
His cause of death was cardiac arrest due to hypertensive disease.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 5 Dec. 2023
Hg is considered a hypertensive crisis and requires immediate medical attention.
—Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 7 Dec. 2023
However, a state autopsy obtained by the outlet and conducted the day after Foster’s death concluded that Foster died of natural causes linked to hypertensive cardiovascular disease.
—Nicole Acosta, Peoplemag, 8 Dec. 2023
Monk's death certificate listed hypertensive cardiovascular disease as the cause of his passing, but the man's family disputes that.
—Diana Dasrath, NBC News, 11 Oct. 2023
Noun
The other thing is that India also has a lot of hypertensives.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2020
Antihistamines, anti-depressants, anti-hypertensives, and even oral contraceptives can lead to tear film deficiencies as well.
—Andrea K. McDaniels, baltimoresun.com, 2 Nov. 2017
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“Hypertensive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hypertensive. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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hypertensive
1 of 2 adjective
hy·per·ten·sive
ˌhī-pər-ˈten(t)-siv 
: marked by or due to hypertension
hypertensive emergencies
hypertensive renal disease
also
: affected with hypertension
a hypertensive patient
hypertensive
2 of 2 noun
: one affected with hypertension
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