Definition of antihypertensive in English:
antihypertensive
adjectiveantɪhʌɪpəˈtɛnsɪv
(of a drug) used to lower high blood pressure.
increasing dosages of antihypertensive drug treatments
Example sentencesExamples
- Dilation of blood vessels decreases blood pressure and hence has an antihypertensive effect.
- The antihypertensive effects of the medication were presented at the International Congress on Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy.
- I was recently digging out information on bringing characteristics of the microbes to bear that have anti-hypertensive properties.
- In a study of the relationship between corporate affiliations and divided medical opinion over a controversial class of anti-hypertensive drugs, researchers found that 96% of those who were supportive of the drugs had financial ties to the industry.
- Onions contain an antihypertensive agent.
- Patients were gradually able to decrease antihypertensive drug therapy during the first one to six months.
- Anti-hypertensive therapy can lower blood pressure.
- A clinical study was conducted on two groups: 12 patients consulting for the first time, and 18 patients on conventional antihypertensive treatment.
- Only antihypertensive and antidiabetic drugs were permitted, if needed.
- Antihypertensive therapy was given to three patients at the beginning of the study and to all patients in due course.
nounantɪhʌɪpəˈtɛnsɪv
An antihypertensive drug.
the ability to act as an antihypertensive
Example sentencesExamples
- This patient's blood pressure is 10% higher today, and you've ordered an additional antihypertensive.
- We were seeing people who had not taken their antihypertensive because they didn't know where it was.
- Data were entered by subgroup according to the type of antihypertensive that was compared with hydralazine.
- A minimally effective antihypertensive might not be made available over the counter.
- Bretylium was used as an antihypertensive in the 1950s.
- Green coffee bean extract has been studied as an anti-hypertensive.
- It was meant to be an anti-hypertensive.
- As an antihypertensive, drowsiness is a common side effect of clonidine.
- By administering an antihypertensive, they were able to slow progression of diabetic eye damage in more than 65% of participants involved in the study.
- Reserpine was used in the past as an antihypertensive, and may cause hypotension.