: an individual affected with hypertension
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Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 18 Oct. 2024
Jones died on July 14 at the age of 40 due to hypertensive cardiovascular disease, a heart disease caused by long-term high blood pressure.
—NBC News, 30 Sep. 2024
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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Rose, a member of the Big Red Machine, died from hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease Sept. 30 at his Las Vegas home.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 18 Oct. 2024
Jones died on July 14 at the age of 40 due to hypertensive cardiovascular disease, a heart disease caused by long-term high blood pressure.
—NBC News, 30 Sep. 2024
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 3 Dec. 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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