Definition of "hypertensive" []

• Of or characterized by hypertension. (adjective)
• Causing an increase in blood pressure: a hypertensive medication. (adjective)
• A person with or susceptible to hypertension. (noun)
• A drug capable of causing an increase in blood pressure. (noun)

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• "The general statistics arrived on the basis of various studies by different institutions reveal that 3. 5-4 per cent of people with hypertension have a risk for heart attacks, 3 per cent of people have a risk of stroke and a long-term hypertensive person has a risk of kidney disease."
• "The Kyoto Heart study links valsartan and an improved cardiovascular outcome in Japanese hypertensive patients"
• "These types of disorders, also called hypertensive disorders, can cause complications and may result in infant death."