"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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| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2003 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| 2004 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2008 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 2009 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2010 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2013 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2014 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2015 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2016 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 2017 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2018 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2019 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 2020 | 8 | 7 | 15 |
| 2021 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2022 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Hypertension" by people in Profiles.
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Cerebral Small Vessel Disease, Hypertension, and Vascular Contributions to Cognitive Impairment and Dementia. Hypertension. 2024 Jan; 81(1):75-86.
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Sleep Technology Intervention to Target Cardiometabolic Health (STITCH): a randomized controlled study of a behavioral sleep extension intervention compared to an education control to improve sleep duration, blood pressure, and cardiometabolic health among adults with elevated blood pressure/hypertension. Trials. 2023 Oct 10; 24(1):658.
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Adding Pharmacist-Led Home Blood Pressure Telemonitoring to Usual Care for Blood Pressure Control: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Am J Cardiol. 2023 09 15; 203:161-168.
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Risk Factors for Stroke in the Young (18-45 Years): A Case-Control Analysis of INTERSTROKE Data from 32 Countries. Neuroepidemiology. 2023; 57(5):275-283.
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Hemodynamic Management in the Prevention and Treatment of Delayed Cerebral Ischemia After Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. Neurocrit Care. 2023 08; 39(1):81-90.
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Rationale and design of the Heart-to-Heart study: A church-based intervention to reduce blood pressure in African Americans. Contemp Clin Trials. 2023 07; 130:107213.
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Renal Denervation Helps Preserve the Ejection Fraction by Preserving Endocardial-Endothelial Function during Heart Failure. Int J Mol Sci. 2023 Apr 15; 24(8).
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Military sexual trauma and incident hypertension: a 16-year cohort study of young and middle-aged men and women. J Hypertens. 2022 11 01; 40(11):2307-2315.
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Self-reported fraud victimization and objectively measured blood pressure: Sex differences in post-fraud cardiovascular health. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2022 11; 70(11):3185-3194.
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Early decrease in blood pressure after acute intracerebral hemorrhage. Acad Emerg Med. 2022 May; 29(5):671-673.