Hypertension, Pregnancy-Induced

"Hypertension, Pregnancy-Induced" 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.

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A condition in pregnant women with elevated systolic (>140 mm Hg) and diastolic (>90 mm Hg) blood pressure on at least two occasions 6 h apart. HYPERTENSION complicates 8-10% of all pregnancies, generally after 20 weeks of gestation. Gestational hypertension can be divided into several broad categories according to the complexity and associated symptoms, such as EDEMA; PROTEINURIA; SEIZURES; abnormalities in BLOOD COAGULATION and liver functions.

Descriptor ID	D046110
MeSH Number(s)	C13.703.395 C14.907.489.480
Concept/Terms	Hypertension, Pregnancy-Induced Hypertension, Pregnancy-Induced Hypertension, Pregnancy Induced Pregnancy-Induced Hypertension Pregnancy Induced Hypertension Hypertensions, Pregnancy Induced Induced Hypertension, Pregnancy Induced Hypertensions, Pregnancy Gestational Hypertension Hypertension, Gestational Transient Hypertension, Pregnancy Transient Hypertension, Pregnancy Hypertension, Pregnancy Transient Pregnancy Transient Hypertension

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Hypertension, Pregnancy-Induced".

Diseases [C]
Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications [C13]
Pregnancy Complications [C13.703]
Hypertension, Pregnancy-Induced [C13.703.395]
Cardiovascular Diseases [C14]
Vascular Diseases [C14.907]
Hypertension [C14.907.489]
Hypertension, Pregnancy-Induced [C14.907.489.480]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Hypertension, Pregnancy-Induced".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Hypertension, Pregnancy-Induced".

Hypertension, Pregnancy-Induced
Eclampsia
HELLP Syndrome
Pre-Eclampsia

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2008	1	0	1
2009	0	1	1
2011	1	0	1
2014	2	2	4
2015	2	0	2
2016	2	0	2
2017	0	1	1
2018	1	0	1
2020	1	0	1
2021	1	0	1
2022	3	0	3
2023	2	0	2
2024	1	1	2
2025	9	0	9

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Shankara SB, Nagarkar A, Sibai D, Wilkie GL, Celik U, Shi Q, Lemon SC, Kovell LC. Perceived Barriers and Facilitators to Healthy Eating in Pregnant People With or at Risk for Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy. J Nutr Educ Behav. 2026 Mar; 58(3):204-213.

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Berg AH, Calsavara VF, Hund M, Guo G, Rana S, Costantine MM, Espinoza J, Boggess K, Wylie BJ, Moore Simas TA, Louis JM, Gaw SL, Murtha A, Wiegand S, Gollin Y, Singh D, Silver RM, Durie DE, Panda B, Norwitz ER, Burd I, Plunkett B, Scott RK, Bautista M, Lemoine E, Kilpatrick S, Thadhani R, Karumanchi SA. Serum soluble-fms-like tyrosine kinase 1-to-placental growth factor ratio on Elecsys immunoassay platform predicts preeclampsia with severe features in hospitalized women with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2026 Mar; 234(3):834-855.

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Essa A, Wilkie GL, Kovell LC. Assessing rates of dietary counseling in obstetric patients with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and related conditions. Pregnancy Hypertens. 2025 Dec; 42:101273.

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DiTosto JD, Zash R, Jacobson DL, Johnson K, Diseko M, Mayondi G, Mabuta J, Mmalane M, Makhema J, Mumford SL, Lockman S, Shapiro R, Caniglia EC. Safety of Antihypertensive Medication for the Management of Non-Severe Gestational Hypertension Among Pregnant Individuals in Botswana-Emulating a Series of Target Trials. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2026 Feb; 40(2):248-260.

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Asirwatham A, Oliphant M, Kovell LC, Ahmed H, Kurland J, O'Connor MJ, Juraschek SP, Wilkie G. Secondary hypertension diagnosis and management among pregnant patients: a review. Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM. 2025 Dec; 7(12):101813.

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Sadaniantz KA, Sibai D, Denu M, Barnes J, Wilkie G, Kovell LC. Food security and barriers to healthy diet in pregnancies with or at risk for hypertensive disorders. Pregnancy Hypertens. 2025 Dec; 42:101254.

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Kovell LC, Denu MKI, Berkowitz J, Shankara S, Shao C, Skaritanov E, Wilkie G, Simas TAM, Juraschek SP. Cardiac Biomarkers in Pregnancies With and Without Hypertension. Am J Hypertens. 2025 08 14; 38(9):697-705.

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Dodds LV, Feaster DJ, Kiefe CI, Gunderson EP, Bello NA, Rundek T, Paidas MJ, Kulandavelu S, Elfassy T. Lower Prepregnancy Cardiovascular Health is Associated With Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy: The CARDIA Study. Hypertension. 2025 Oct; 82(10):1696-1704.

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Denu MK, Shao C, Tak K, Iyengar S, Do K, Nagy NY, Singh G, Sadaniantz KA, Shankara S, Kovell LC. Home blood pressure monitoring and mobile health application practices among pregnant persons with and at risk of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. Pregnancy Hypertens. 2025 Mar; 39:101197.

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Chisholm A, Tucker KL, Crawford C, Green M, Greenfield S, Hodgkinson J, Lavallee L, Leeson P, Mackillop L, McCourt C, Sandall J, Wilson H, Chappell LC, McManus RJ, Hinton L. Self-monitoring blood pressure in pregnancy: evaluation of women's experiences of the BUMP trials. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2024 Nov 28; 24(1):800.

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