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.

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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
MeSH Number(s)	C14.907.489
Concept/Terms	Hypertension Hypertension Blood Pressure, High Blood Pressures, High High Blood Pressure High Blood Pressures

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Diseases [C]
Cardiovascular Diseases [C14]
Vascular Diseases [C14.907]
Hypertension [C14.907.489]

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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.

Bar chart showing 662 publications over 30 distinct years, with a maximum of 38 publications in 2016

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	1	0	1
1997	1	0	1
1998	2	2	4
1999	0	2	2
2000	1	0	1
2001	10	0	10
2002	13	6	19
2003	15	8	23
2004	18	4	22
2005	20	7	27
2006	21	8	29
2007	19	9	28
2008	22	6	28
2009	21	5	26
2010	14	8	22
2011	21	10	31
2012	23	3	26
2013	25	9	34
2014	27	6	33
2015	24	6	30
2016	27	11	38
2017	18	8	26
2018	27	3	30
2019	23	10	33
2020	28	6	34
2021	27	2	29
2022	23	0	23
2023	26	0	26
2024	10	4	14
2025	9	3	12

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Hamideh D, Al Zabadi H, Crespo NC, Alcaraz J, Mansour M, Real M, Hamideh B, Ahmadi N, Mahmoud L, Strong D. The "pressure" of being an adolescent in the West Bank, Palestine: prevalence of prehypertension and hypertension. Front Public Health. 2025; 13:1620629.

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Mayhand KN, Alicic RZ, Kornowske LM, Jones CR, Daratha KB, Reynolds CL, Nicholas SB, Thorpe RJ, Bui AAT, Norris KC, Tuttle KR. Clinical characteristics and CKD care delivery in African American and American Indian or Alaska Native patients: A real-world cohort study. BMC Nephrol. 2025 Jul 21; 26(1):407.

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Wang J, Xu B, Wang Y, Liu J, Wang P, Porche R, Kim S, Yang R, Shao XM, Lutfy K, Liu L, Friedman TC, Jiang M, Liu Y. E-Cigarette Smoke Exposure Elevates Renal MR Expression and Induces BP Elevation. Hypertension. 2025 Sep; 82(9):1492-1504.

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Garrison SR, Bakal JA, Kolber MR, Korownyk CS, Green LA, Kirkwood JEM, McAlister FA, Padwal RS, Lewanczuk R, Hill MD, Singer AG, Katz A, Kelmer MD, Gayayan A, Campbell FN, Vucenovic A, Archibald NR, Yeung JMS, Youngson ERE, McGrail K, O'Neill BG, Greiver M, Manca DP, Kraut RY, Wang T, Manns BJ, Mangin DA, MacLean C, McCormack J, Wong ST, Norris C, Allan GM. Antihypertensive Medication Timing and Cardiovascular Events and Death: The BedMed Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA. 2025 06 17; 333(23):2061-2072.

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Laffin LJ, Kopjar B, Melgaard C, Wolski K, Ibbitson J, Bhikam S, Weir MR, Ofili EO, Mehra R, Luther JM, Cohen DL, Sarraju A, Wilkinson MJ, Flack JM, Rodman D, Nissen SE. Lorundrostat Efficacy and Safety in Patients with Uncontrolled Hypertension. N Engl J Med. 2025 May 08; 392(18):1813-1823.

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Byiringiro S, Barsha RAA, Hinneh T, Uwiringiyimana E, Garcia JK, Grant K, Tomiwa T, Adeleye K, Owusu B, Chen Y, Baptiste DL, Alhabodal A, Gbaba S, Sheikhattari P, Miller HN, Steeves-Reece A, Templeton A, Dennison Himmelfarb CR. Engagement in Hypertension and Diabetes Clinical Trials at Federally Qualified Health Centers: A Systematic Review. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 04 01; 8(4):e255258.

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Kim H, Park YM, Ko SH, Cho YJ, Kim HW, Kim YK, Han KD, Yun JS, Kim K, Moon D. Blood pressure levels and risk of end-stage renal disease in patients with type 2 diabetes who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention: a nationwide population-based study. Sci Rep. 2025 Mar 06; 15(1):7832.

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Loh EW, Huang W, Sultana R, Kong SC, Ng CJ, Tan SY, Chin C, Yap JJL, Yeo KK. Association of blood pressure and left ventricular mass with subclinical coronary atherosclerosis. Open Heart. 2025 Feb 11; 12(1).

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Garc?a-Irizarry KD, Rojas-Brenes ME, Oliveras-Torres JA, Ortiz-Ortiz CN, Cress WD, Gordi?n E, Mart?nez RG, Quintana-Gonz?lez FJ, Escobar-Rodr?guez PF, Mu?oz-Antonia T, Flores I. Profiling Sociodemographic Risk Factors and Clinical Outcomes of Women with Endometrial Cancer in Puerto Rico: The Central Role of Obesity and Obstetric Features. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2026 Feb; 13(1):552-561.

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Shanab BM, Gaffey AE, Schwamm L, Zawalich M, Sarpong DF, P?rez-Escamilla R, Dorney J, Cooperman C, Schafer R, Lipkind HS, Lu Y, Onuma OK, Spatz ES. Closing the Gap: Digital Innovations to Address Hypertension Disparities. Curr Cardiol Rep. 2025 Jan 15; 27(1):23.

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