 Hypertension
"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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| 1984 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1986 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 1987 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1988 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1989 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 1991 | 1 | 3 | 4 | | 1993 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1994 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 1995 | 3 | 2 | 5 | | 1996 | 2 | 3 | 5 | | 1997 | 6 | 0 | 6 | | 1998 | 3 | 4 | 7 | | 1999 | 4 | 1 | 5 | | 2000 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2001 | 7 | 1 | 8 | | 2002 | 9 | 5 | 14 | | 2003 | 14 | 2 | 16 | | 2004 | 13 | 7 | 20 | | 2005 | 9 | 5 | 14 | | 2006 | 8 | 4 | 12 | | 2007 | 16 | 7 | 23 | | 2008 | 12 | 6 | 18 | | 2009 | 12 | 4 | 16 | | 2010 | 16 | 3 | 19 | | 2011 | 10 | 6 | 16 | | 2012 | 14 | 6 | 20 | | 2013 | 13 | 5 | 18 | | 2014 | 11 | 8 | 19 | | 2015 | 25 | 7 | 32 | | 2016 | 6 | 1 | 7 | | 2017 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Hypertension" by people in Profiles.
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Marecki H, Simons JP, Schanzer A, Arous EJ, Robichaud D, Messina LM. Repeat presentation for middle aortic syndrome 18 years after original repair. J Vasc Surg. 2017 12; 66(6):1876-1877.
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Haskell SG, Brandt C, Burg M, Bastian L, Driscoll M, Goulet J, Mattocks K, Dziura J. Incident Cardiovascular Risk Factors Among Men and Women Veterans After Return From Deployment. Med Care. 2017 Nov; 55(11):948-955.
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Tucker KL, Sheppard JP, Stevens R, Bosworth HB, Bove A, Bray EP, Earle K, George J, Godwin M, Green BB, Hebert P, Hobbs FDR, Kantola I, Kerry SM, Leiva A, Magid DJ, Mant J, Margolis KL, McKinstry B, McLaughlin MA, Omboni S, Ogedegbe O, Parati G, Qamar N, Tabaei BP, Varis J, Verberk WJ, Wakefield BJ, McManus RJ. Self-monitoring of blood pressure in hypertension: A systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis. PLoS Med. 2017 Sep; 14(9):e1002389.
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Houston TK, Fix GM, Shimada SL, Long JA, Gordon HS, Pope C, Volkman J, Allison JJ, DeLaughter K, Orner M, Bokhour BG. African American Veterans Storytelling: A Multisite Randomized Trial to Improve Hypertension. Med Care. 2017 Sep; 55 Suppl 9 Suppl 2:S50-S58.
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Silva RMD, Chaves GC, Chaves LA, Campos MR, Luiza VL, Bertoldi AD, Ross-Degnan D, Emmerick ICM. Farmácia Popular Program: pharmaceutical market analysis of antihypertensive acting on the renin-angiotensin system medicines. Cien Saude Colet. 2017 Aug; 22(8):2501-2512.
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Kakarmath SS, Zack RM, Leyna GH, Fahimi S, Liu E, Fawzi WW, Lukmanji Z, Killewo J, Sacks F, Danaei G. Dietary determinants of serum total cholesterol among middle-aged and older adults: a population-based cross-sectional study in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. BMJ Open. 2017 06 06; 7(5):e015028.
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Zack RM, Irema K, Kazonda P, Leyna GH, Liu E, Spiegelman D, Fawzi W, Njelekela M, Killewo J, Danaei G. Determinants of high blood pressure and barriers to diagnosis and treatment in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. J Hypertens. 2016 12; 34(12):2353-2364.
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Wu Y, Zhang XB, Qian YN, Xiao H. [The protective effects of dexmedetomidine on perioperative myocardial injury in patients with hypertensive myocardial hypertrophy]. Zhongguo Ying Yong Sheng Li Xue Za Zhi. 2016 May 08; 32(5):459-462.
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Bolduc P, Roder N, Colgate E, Cheeseman SH. Care of Patients With HIV Infection: Primary Care. FP Essent. 2016 Apr; 443:31-42.
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Dennison Himmelfarb CR, Hayman LL, Nelson Worel J. How Low Can You Go?: Implications of the Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial for Hypertension Management. J Cardiovasc Nurs. 2016 Mar-Apr; 31(2):99-100.
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