How to Use cardiovascular in a Sentence

cardiovascular

adjective
Definition of cardiovascularnext
  • Their strained cardiovascular systems are denied a chance to recover.
    — Yutao Chen, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2022
  • Challenging but playful, rock climbing is a full-body exercise that builds strength and works your cardiovascular system.
    — The Indianapolis Star, 15 July 2022
  • This can cause a strain on the cardiovascular system, increasing risks of strokes and coronary events like heart attacks, said Dr. Uejio.
    — Dominique Mosbergen, WSJ, 20 July 2022
  • Another could be for measuring blood pressure and heart function in people with cardiovascular diseases.
    — Wired, 29 July 2022
  • This pollution is linked to cardiovascular problems, asthma, and premature death.
    — Catherine Garcia, The Week, 3 Aug. 2022
  • The study examined the risk of alcohol consumption on 22 health outcomes, such as cardiovascular disease and cancer.
    — Fox News, 15 July 2022
  • The program is low-carb, which has been linked to short-term weight loss and improved cardiovascular health.
    — Laura Scholz, Peoplemag, 23 Mar. 2023
  • This change is good for the overall heart and cardiovascular health.
    — Dallas News, 18 Jan. 2023
  • The larger the city, the more unhealthy are lifestyle and food habits and higher the prevalence of cardiovascular diseases.
    — Torie Bosch, STAT, 17 Feb. 2024
  • These changes can cause blood to thicken, which raises the risk of blood clots and forces the cardiovascular system to work harder.
    — Time, 15 Nov. 2022
  • When the study began, the women were all at least 62 years old and free of cardiovascular disease and cancer.
    — Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 21 May 2024
  • The risk of a major cardiovascular event like a heart attack at a five-year checkup was lower in the vitamin D group than in the placebo group.
    — Byalexa Mikhail, Fortune Well, 28 June 2023
  • None of the participants had been diagnosed with cardiovascular disease at the start of the study.
    — Alyssa Hui, Verywell Health, 12 Oct. 2023
  • And that’s really the whole purpose of this, is to get a very sharp object inside the animal and cause the cardiovascular system to fail.
    — WIRED, 10 Jan. 2023
  • Loneliness increases the risk of dementia by up to 50%, and the risk of strokes and cardiovascular disease by around 30%.
    — Erin Prater, Fortune Well, 15 Nov. 2023
  • The researchers say about a cup of green leafy vegetables per day could be enough to reduce cardiovascular disease risk.
    — Julie Stewart, Men's Health, 30 Aug. 2022
  • One theory is that the cardiovascular health of people who are active is better than those who aren’t.
    — L'oreal Thompson Payton, Fortune Well, 2 May 2023
  • And another study found climbing more than five flights a day lowered the risk of cardiovascular disease by 20%.
    — Allison Aubrey, NPR, 29 Apr. 2024
  • Eating as little as one serving of these nuts each week can lower your chances of cardiovascular disease by up to 19%!
    — Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, 14 June 2023
  • This suggests there may be a threshold above which an increase in the amount of lean body mass doesn’t correlate with cardiovascular factors.
    — Jayne Williamson-Lee, STAT, 26 Oct. 2022
  • On the other hand, a study published last month found that restricting food consumption to less than eight hours per day may increase the risk of cardiovascular death long-term.
    — Aria Bendix, NBC News, 19 Apr. 2024
  • Most great apes in zoos die from cardiovascular disease.
    — Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 16 July 2024
  • Pectin does this by binding with cholesterol in the digestive tract, which keeps it from being absorbed in the body and thereby supports cardiovascular health.
    — Valerie Agyeman, Good Housekeeping, 21 Mar. 2023
  • What This Means for You Statins are a safe and effective way to lower cholesterol and reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, but many people stop taking them.
    — Korin Miller, Verywell Health, 5 Sep. 2024
  • But the cardiovascular benefits take longer to emerge and reach a critical level.
    — Joshua Cohen, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
  • That number drops to 2,337 daily steps to begin lowering the risk of death from cardiovascular disease.
    — Julia Landwehr, Health, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Oats have been linked to preventing cardiovascular diseases, bulgur is high in fiber and quinoa is a safe grain for people with Celiac Disease.
    — Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 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
  • And research suggests that for those with severe hypertension, heavy consumption can raise the risk of dying from cardiovascular disease.
    — Ann Pietrangelo, Verywell Health, 16 Oct. 2024
  • Rose died from hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease Sept. 30 at his Las Vegas home.
    — Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 16 Oct. 2024

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