noun
definition
A person with hypertension
definition
A drug that increases blood pressure
adjective
definition
Of, pertaining to, or causing hypertension.
Examples of hypertensive in a Sentence
In hypertensive patients eprosartan does not affect fasting triglycerides, total cholesterol, or LDL (low density lipoprotein) cholesterol levels.
They also interact with indirectly acting sympathomimetic agents producing hypertensive crisis (directly acting drugs are thought to be safer).
In fact we were able to establish that this time I was not even borderline hypertensive - except in the presence of midwives.
The effectiveness of most vasodilators is, however, reduced in the hypertensive lung and they cause systemic hypotension.
On the other hand it is possible that many patients identified as having hypertensive renal disease actually have indolent nephritis.
Those with diabetic retinopathy were twice as likely to have hypertension / hypertensive retinopathy.
Although the cause of hypertension is unknown in 90-95 percent of adults, primary hypertension is uncommon in children, occurring in less than 1-2 percent of hypertensive children.
Some children inherit a tendency to develop hypertension, and the risk increases if both parents are hypertensive.
Everyone can benefit when a heart-healthy lifestyle is followed, so the dietary and activity changes made for the hypertensive child will benefit the entire family.
Sorof, Jonathan M., et al. "Cardiovascular risk factors and sequelae in hypertensive children identified by referral versus school-based screening."