"Antihypertensive Agents" 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.
Drugs used in the treatment of acute or chronic vascular HYPERTENSION regardless of pharmacological mechanism. Among the antihypertensive agents are DIURETICS; (especially DIURETICS, THIAZIDE); ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; GANGLIONIC BLOCKERS; and VASODILATOR AGENTS.
Descriptor ID |
D000959
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MeSH Number(s) |
D27.505.954.411.162
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Concept/Terms |
Antihypertensive Agents- Antihypertensive Agents
- Agents, Antihypertensive
- Antihypertensives
- Anti-Hypertensives
- Anti Hypertensives
- Antihypertensive Drugs
- Drugs, Antihypertensive
- Anti-Hypertensive Agents
- Agents, Anti-Hypertensive
- Anti Hypertensive Agents
- Anti-Hypertensive Drugs
- Anti Hypertensive Drugs
- Drugs, Anti-Hypertensive
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2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2004 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2007 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2009 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Antihypertensive Agents" by people in Profiles.
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Adherence to Hypertension Medications and Lifestyle Recommendations among Underserved African American Middle-Aged and Older Adults. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 09 08; 17(18).
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Hypertension, antihypertensive medications use and risk of age-related macular degeneration in California Teachers Cohort. J Hum Hypertens. 2020 09; 34(8):568-576.
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Potentially inappropriate medication use among hypertensive older African-American adults. BMC Geriatr. 2018 10 05; 18(1):238.
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Overdiagnosis of open-angle glaucoma in the general population: the Thessaloniki Eye Study. Acta Ophthalmol. 2018 Nov; 96(7):e859-e864.
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Prescribing patterns in the treatment of hypertension among underserved African American elderly. Ethn Dis. 2014; 24(4):431-7.
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Association of the optic disc structure with the use of antihypertensive medications: the thessaloniki eye study. J Glaucoma. 2013 Sep; 22(7):526-31.
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The rate of structural change: the confocal scanning laser ophthalmoscopy ancillary study to the ocular hypertension treatment study. Am J Ophthalmol. 2013 Jun; 155(6):971-82.
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Hypertensive chronic kidney disease in African Americans: strategies for improving care. Cleve Clin J Med. 2012 Oct; 79(10):726-34.
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Actions to control high blood pressure among hypertensive adults in Texas counties along the Mexico border: Texas BRFSS, 2007. Public Health Rep. 2012 Mar-Apr; 127(2):173-85.
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Graft failure after penetrating keratoplasty in eyes with Ahmed valves. Am J Ophthalmol. 2010 Aug; 150(2):169-78.