"Disease Progression" 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.
The worsening of a disease over time. This concept is most often used for chronic and incurable diseases where the stage of the disease is an important determinant of therapy and prognosis.
| Descriptor ID |
D018450
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C23.550.291.656
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| Concept/Terms |
Disease Progression- Disease Progression
- Disease Progressions
- Progression, Disease
- Progressions, Disease
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Disease Progression".
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Disease Progression" by people in this website by year, and whether "Disease Progression" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 1996 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| 1997 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 1998 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| 1999 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2000 | 0 | 16 | 16 |
| 2001 | 0 | 16 | 16 |
| 2002 | 0 | 18 | 18 |
| 2003 | 0 | 21 | 21 |
| 2004 | 0 | 35 | 35 |
| 2005 | 0 | 34 | 34 |
| 2006 | 0 | 46 | 46 |
| 2007 | 1 | 33 | 34 |
| 2008 | 0 | 39 | 39 |
| 2009 | 3 | 50 | 53 |
| 2010 | 3 | 45 | 48 |
| 2011 | 3 | 49 | 52 |
| 2012 | 2 | 58 | 60 |
| 2013 | 2 | 46 | 48 |
| 2014 | 4 | 52 | 56 |
| 2015 | 6 | 62 | 68 |
| 2016 | 3 | 52 | 55 |
| 2017 | 7 | 57 | 64 |
| 2018 | 10 | 67 | 77 |
| 2019 | 4 | 62 | 66 |
| 2020 | 4 | 51 | 55 |
| 2021 | 5 | 36 | 41 |
| 2022 | 1 | 23 | 24 |
| 2023 | 0 | 38 | 38 |
| 2024 | 11 | 16 | 27 |
| 2025 | 1 | 11 | 12 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Disease Progression" by people in Profiles.
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ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Lung Cancer-Surveillance After Therapy. J Am Coll Radiol. 2025 May; 22(5S):S319-S342.
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Global evolution of inflammatory bowel disease across epidemiologic stages. Nature. 2025 Jun; 642(8067):458-466.
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Phenotypes and Trajectories of Tobacco-exposed Persons with Preserved Spirometry: Insights from Lung Volumes. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2025 Apr; 22(4):494-505.
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Recognition of the Large Ambulatory C2D Stage of Advanced Heart Failure-A Call to Action. JAMA Cardiol. 2025 Apr 01; 10(4):391-398.
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Recommended Clinical Context and Patient Context Data Elements for Liquid Biopsy Data Submitted to Data Repositories and Data Commons. Clin Transl Sci. 2025 Apr; 18(4):e70227.
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Home-Based Tele-tDCS in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: Feasibility, Safety, and Preliminary Efficacy. Ann Clin Transl Neurol. 2025 May; 12(5):1022-1033.
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Spinocerebellar Ataxia Progression Measured with the Patient-Reported Outcome Measure of Ataxia. Mov Disord. 2025 May; 40(5):917-927.
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Amyloid PET predicts longitudinal functional and cognitive trajectories in a heterogeneous cohort. Alzheimers Dement. 2025 Mar; 21(3):e70075.
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Effect of Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter-2 Inhibitors on the Progression of Aortic Stenosis. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2025 Mar 24; 18(6):738-748.
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Serum Immunoglobulin G Levels Are Associated with Risk for Exacerbations: An Analysis of SPIROMICS. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2025 Feb; 211(2):215-221.