"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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| 1995 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 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 | 10 | 7 | 17 |
| 2008 | 11 | 7 | 18 |
| 2009 | 8 | 6 | 14 |
| 2010 | 10 | 7 | 17 |
| 2011 | 13 | 7 | 20 |
| 2012 | 11 | 6 | 17 |
| 2013 | 19 | 8 | 27 |
| 2014 | 17 | 5 | 22 |
| 2015 | 14 | 6 | 20 |
| 2016 | 21 | 4 | 25 |
| 2017 | 25 | 10 | 35 |
| 2018 | 20 | 8 | 28 |
| 2019 | 25 | 10 | 35 |
| 2020 | 11 | 8 | 19 |
| 2021 | 22 | 4 | 26 |
| 2022 | 28 | 0 | 28 |
| 2023 | 18 | 1 | 19 |
| 2024 | 19 | 4 | 23 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Hypertension" by people in Profiles.
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Signal Transduction Pathway Mediating Carotid Body Dependent Sympathetic Activation and Hypertension by Chronic Intermittent Hypoxia. Function (Oxf). 2025 Feb 12; 6(1).
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Cardiovascular events observed among patients in the etrasimod clinical programme: an integrated safety analysis of patients with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis. BMJ Open Gastroenterol. 2025 Jan 08; 12(1).
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Effects of Antihypertensive Therapy During Pregnancy on Postpartum Blood Pressure Control. Obstet Gynecol. 2024 Oct 01; 144(4):536-542.
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Male Gender Expressivity and Diagnosis and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease Risks in Men. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Oct 01; 7(10):e2441281.
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White matter hyperintensity on MRI and plasma Aß42/40 ratio additively increase the risk of cognitive impairment in hypertensive adults. Alzheimers Dement. 2024 Oct; 20(10):6810-6819.
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Differing associations of PM2.5 exposure with systolic and diastolic blood pressures across exposure durations in a predominantly non-Hispanic Black cohort. Sci Rep. 2024 08 31; 14(1):20256.
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Bevacizumab for Retinopathy of Prematurity Is Not Associated With Systemic Hypertension. J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus. 2024 Nov-Dec; 61(6):434-441.
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Optimal Timing of Delivery for Pregnant Individuals With Mild Chronic Hypertension. Obstet Gynecol. 2024 Sep 01; 144(3):386-393.
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Associations of actigraph sleep characteristics with blood pressure among older adults. Sleep Health. 2024 Aug; 10(4):455-461.
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Extended postpartum outcomes with systematic treatment of and management of postpartum hypertension program. Pregnancy Hypertens. 2024 Sep; 37:101138.