"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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| 1993 | 9 | 2 | 11 |
| 1994 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 1995 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 1996 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| 1997 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 1998 | 5 | 8 | 13 |
| 1999 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 2000 | 14 | 7 | 21 |
| 2001 | 8 | 7 | 15 |
| 2002 | 17 | 7 | 24 |
| 2003 | 23 | 7 | 30 |
| 2004 | 13 | 10 | 23 |
| 2005 | 28 | 8 | 36 |
| 2006 | 29 | 8 | 37 |
| 2007 | 35 | 11 | 46 |
| 2008 | 41 | 9 | 50 |
| 2009 | 42 | 6 | 48 |
| 2010 | 30 | 15 | 45 |
| 2011 | 29 | 9 | 38 |
| 2012 | 30 | 7 | 37 |
| 2013 | 40 | 9 | 49 |
| 2014 | 36 | 6 | 42 |
| 2015 | 30 | 5 | 35 |
| 2016 | 33 | 4 | 37 |
| 2017 | 39 | 11 | 50 |
| 2018 | 37 | 9 | 46 |
| 2019 | 29 | 10 | 39 |
| 2020 | 14 | 8 | 22 |
| 2021 | 30 | 4 | 34 |
| 2022 | 28 | 0 | 28 |
| 2023 | 17 | 0 | 17 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Hypertension" by people in Profiles.
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Zilebesiran, an RNA Interference Therapeutic Agent for Hypertension. N Engl J Med. 2023 Jul 20; 389(3):228-238.
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Association of uncontrolled blood pressure in apparent treatment-resistant hypertension with increased risk of major adverse cardiovascular events plus. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2023 08; 25(8):737-747.
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Improvement in the Prediction of Cerebrovascular Events With White Matter Hyperintensity. J Am Heart Assoc. 2023 07 04; 12(13):e029374.
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Blood Pressure and Cardiovascular Disease Mortality Among US Adults: A Sex-Stratified Analysis, 1999-2019. Hypertension. 2023 07; 80(7):1452-1462.
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Racial differences in quantitative optical coherence tomography angiography findings between older non-diabetics with co-morbidities. PLoS One. 2023; 18(5):e0285360.
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APOL1 and the risk of adverse renal outcomes in patients of African ancestry with systemic lupus erythematosus. Lupus. 2023 May; 32(6):763-770.
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Hypertension in Patients Treated With In-Center Maintenance Hemodialysis: Current Evidence and Future Opportunities: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Hypertension. 2023 06; 80(6):e112-e122.
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Key questions regarding the SYMPLICITY HTN-3 trial - Authors' reply. Lancet. 2023 04 22; 401(10385):1337-1338.
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Angiotensinogen in Sex and Hypertension: New Insights From the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). J Am Coll Cardiol. 2023 04 04; 81(13):1260-1262.
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Seasonal variation in blood pressure control across US health systems. J Hypertens. 2023 05 01; 41(5):751-758.