The phrase "as heightened" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a state or condition that has been intensified or increased, often in relation to emotions, awareness, or experiences.
Example: "Her anxiety was as heightened as it had ever been during the final exam."
Alternatives: "as intensified" or "as elevated".
"Their real language is as heightened but probably even more complex," she said.
Those links were severely strained after Sept. 11, as heightened border surveillance delayed traffic for as long as 12 hours.
Advocates of active E.T.F.'s also highlight the greater liquidity afforded by continuous trading, as well as heightened transparency.
Shares on Wall Street declined on Tuesday as heightened uncertainty over conflict in Asia and the debt crisis in Europe sent investors fleeing for safer assets.
He is, instead, an artist of personal epiphany: he sings about intimate moments of enlightenment, rendering them in a form that is as heightened as the actual experience.
It would require a technical legal holding that sexual-orientation classifications in the law are entitled to what is known as heightened constitutional scrutiny.
If there is such a thing as heightened platonic tension, we can safely presume that Peggy has got it bad for Don.
Researchers focused on two independent clinical groups of depressed patients on two biological markers that measure inflammation of the blood, as heightened levels are associated with poor response to antidepressants.
In another report, consumer confidence fell this month to the lowest level in more than a decade as heightened concern about a war and soaring energy bills threaten to slow spending and economic growth.
The early turnout was low due to the opposition boycott as well as heightened tension, with dozens of grenade attacks reported across the east African country over the past month.
Treasury Prices Rise (By Bloomberg News) -- Treasury bond prices rose as heightened tension in the Middle East, Enron's bankruptcy and a slide in stocks bolstered the attractiveness of government debt.
