"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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| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 1999 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| 2000 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2001 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2002 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2003 | 12 | 3 | 15 |
| 2004 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2005 | 9 | 5 | 14 |
| 2006 | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| 2007 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| 2008 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2009 | 9 | 5 | 14 |
| 2010 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 2011 | 12 | 7 | 19 |
| 2012 | 18 | 4 | 22 |
| 2013 | 21 | 3 | 24 |
| 2014 | 9 | 2 | 11 |
| 2015 | 14 | 6 | 20 |
| 2016 | 16 | 3 | 19 |
| 2017 | 13 | 4 | 17 |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019 | 9 | 5 | 14 |
| 2020 | 16 | 4 | 20 |
| 2021 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 2022 | 11 | 1 | 12 |
| 2023 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| 2024 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Hypertension" by people in Profiles.
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Patient Experiences With Blood Pressure Measurement Methods for Hypertension Diagnosis: Qualitative Findings From the BP-CHECK Study. Am J Hypertens. 2024 Oct 14; 37(11):868-875.
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Trends in Initial Antihypertensive Medication Prescribing Among >2.8?Million Veterans Newly Diagnosed With Hypertension, 2000 to 2019. J Am Heart Assoc. 2024 Oct 15; 13(20):e036557.
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Blood Pressure Reduction and Changes in Antihypertensive Medication Use Among Patients With Hypertension Who Initiated Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter-2 Inhibitors. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2024 Nov; 26(11):1318-1321.
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Hypertension control and risk of age-associated dementia in people with HIV infection. AIDS. 2025 Jan 01; 39(1):85-90.
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Trends of Antihypertensive Prescription Among US Adults From 2010 to 2019 and Changes Following Treatment Guidelines: Analysis of Multicenter Electronic Health Records. J Am Heart Assoc. 2024 May 07; 13(9):e032197.
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Hypertension, Cardiovascular Risk Factors, and Uterine Fibroid Diagnosis in Midlife. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Apr 01; 7(4):e246832.
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Antihypertensive medication persistence and adherence among non-Hispanic Asian US patients with hypertension and fee-for-service Medicare health insurance. PLoS One. 2024; 19(3):e0300372.
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Sitting Time Reduction and Blood Pressure in Older Adults: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 03 04; 7(3):e243234.
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Relationship of Blood Pressure, Health Behaviors, and New Diagnosis and Control of Hypertension in the BP-CHECK Study. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2024 02; 17(2):e010119.
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The forecasted prevalence of comorbidities and multimorbidity in people with HIV in the United States through the year 2030: A modeling study. PLoS Med. 2024 Jan; 21(1):e1004325.