"Hypertension" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Persistently high systemic arterial BLOOD PRESSURE. Based on multiple readings (BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION), hypertension is currently defined as when SYSTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently greater than 140 mm Hg or when DIASTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently 90 mm Hg or more.
| Descriptor ID |
D006973
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C14.907.489
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| Concept/Terms |
Hypertension- Hypertension
- Blood Pressure, High
- Blood Pressures, High
- High Blood Pressure
- High Blood Pressures
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Hypertension" by people in this website by year, and whether "Hypertension" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 1997 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 1998 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 1999 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2000 | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| 2001 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 2002 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 2003 | 8 | 7 | 15 |
| 2004 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2005 | 10 | 7 | 17 |
| 2006 | 10 | 7 | 17 |
| 2007 | 11 | 7 | 18 |
| 2008 | 11 | 7 | 18 |
| 2009 | 8 | 6 | 14 |
| 2010 | 10 | 7 | 17 |
| 2011 | 13 | 8 | 21 |
| 2012 | 11 | 6 | 17 |
| 2013 | 19 | 8 | 27 |
| 2014 | 18 | 5 | 23 |
| 2015 | 15 | 6 | 21 |
| 2016 | 21 | 4 | 25 |
| 2017 | 25 | 10 | 35 |
| 2018 | 20 | 8 | 28 |
| 2019 | 25 | 11 | 36 |
| 2020 | 12 | 10 | 22 |
| 2021 | 22 | 4 | 26 |
| 2022 | 28 | 0 | 28 |
| 2023 | 19 | 1 | 20 |
| 2024 | 20 | 5 | 25 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 12 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Hypertension" by people in Profiles.
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Height May Explain Sex Differences in Systolic Blood Pressure in Older Adults. Hypertension. 2025 Nov; 82(11):1857-1865.
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Home Blood Pressure Monitoring Among Adolescents and Young Adults, NHANES 2009-2014. Am J Hypertens. 2025 Sep 16; 38(10):754-758.
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Community mobilisation for adoption of clean cookstoves and clean fuel to reduce household air pollution and blood pressure in Lagos, Nigeria: protocol for a cluster-randomised trial. BMJ Open. 2025 Sep 10; 15(9):e098483.
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Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Cardiometabolic Disease: Obesity, Hypertension, and Diabetes. Circ Res. 2025 Aug 15; 137(5):764-787.
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Closing the Gap: Standardizing Blood Pressure Measurement Training for all Healthcare Students. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2025 Aug; 27(8):e70104.
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Relationship Between Third-Trimester Low Maternal Blood Pressure and Small-for-Gestational-Age Birth Weight in Pregnant Individuals With Mild Chronic Hypertension. Obstet Gynecol. 2025 Jul 10; 146(3):405-412.
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Emergency Department-Based Education and mHealth Empowerment Intervention for Hypertension: The TOUCHED Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Cardiol. 2025 Jul 01; 10(7):657-665.
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Moderating Effects of the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit on Associations Between Race and Elevated Blood Pressure in Chicago. J Urban Health. 2025 Jun; 102(3):520-529.
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Community intervention to reduce cardiovascular disease in Chicago (CIRCL-Chicago): protocol for a type 3 hybrid effectiveness-implementation study using a parallel cluster-randomized trial design. Implement Sci. 2025 05 05; 20(1):19.
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Treatment in the First Month After Hypertension Diagnosis Improves Blood Pressure Control. Hypertension. 2025 Jun; 82(6):1129-1136.