"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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Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
1998 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2004 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2007 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
2008 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2013 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2014 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2017 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2019 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Hypertension" by people in Profiles.
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Low-Dose Aspirin Use Among African American Older Adults. J Am Board Fam Med. 2021 Jan-Feb; 34(1):132-143.
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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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Rationale and design of a multicenter Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) and at-risk for CKD electronic health records-based registry: CURE-CKD. BMC Nephrol. 2019 11 20; 20(1):416.
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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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Baseline Obesity Increases 25-Year Risk of Mortality due to Cerebrovascular Disease: Role of Race. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019 10 01; 16(19).
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The Man Who Saw Things on Carvedilol. Tokai J Exp Clin Med. 2019 Jul 20; 44(2):29-30.
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Factors Associated With Retinal Vessel Diameters in an Elderly Population: the Thessaloniki Eye Study. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2019 05 01; 60(6):2208-2217.
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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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Catalyzing Implementation of Evidence-Based Interventions in Safety Net Settings: A Clinical-Community Partnership in South Los Angeles. Health Promot Pract. 2017 07; 18(4):586-597.
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Diabetes, hypertension, obesity, and long-term risk of renal disease mortality: Racial and socioeconomic differences. J Diabetes Investig. 2017 Jul; 8(4):590-599.