"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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 1999 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 2000 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2001 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2002 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2003 | 11 | 2 | 13 |
| 2004 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2005 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| 2006 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2007 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2008 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2009 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| 2010 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 2011 | 10 | 6 | 16 |
| 2012 | 16 | 3 | 19 |
| 2013 | 21 | 3 | 24 |
| 2014 | 10 | 2 | 12 |
| 2015 | 13 | 6 | 19 |
| 2016 | 16 | 3 | 19 |
| 2017 | 13 | 3 | 16 |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019 | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| 2020 | 15 | 4 | 19 |
| 2021 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2022 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| 2023 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| 2024 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| 2025 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| 2026 | 9 | 1 | 10 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Hypertension" by people in Profiles.
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Cardiovascular and Kidney Events Associated with Visit-to-Visit Blood Pressure Variability among Young Adults with Hypertension. Am J Hypertens. 2026 Aug 01; 39(8):988-996.
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Sex Differences in Hypertension Diagnosis Among Young Adults in a US Integrated Health Care System. J Am Heart Assoc. 2026 08 04; 15(15):e042879.
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Trends in Initial Combination Antihypertensive Therapy in a US Health System. Am J Hypertens. 2026 Jun 01; 39(6):787-796.
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Early Pregnancy Central Obesity and Risk of Prenatal and Postpartum Diabetes and Hypertensive Disorders. Diabetes Care. 2026 Jun 01; 49(6):1100-1105.
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Midlife hypertension and late-life cognition: weighting the LifeAfter90 study. Alzheimers Dement. 2026 Jun; 22(6):e71544.
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Effects of Common Antihypertensive Class Medications on BMI z-Score in Adolescents. Pediatr Obes. 2026 May; 21(5):e70114.
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DASH-patterned groceries and effects on blood pressure in adults treated for hypertension: the GoFreshRx randomized trial. Nat Med. 2026 Jun; 32(6):2128-2136.
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Cost-effectiveness of implementing a home blood pressure telemonitoring program. Am J Manag Care. 2026 Mar; 32(3):146-152.
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Disparities in cardiometabolic and cardiovascular risk after breast cancer: the Pathways Heart Study. JNCI Cancer Spectr. 2026 Jan 09; 10(1).
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DASH-Patterned Groceries and Effects on Blood Pressure: The GoFresh Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA. 2026 01 06; 335(1):36-48.