"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 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| 1997 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| 1998 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 1999 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2000 | 14 | 5 | 19 |
| 2001 | 19 | 7 | 26 |
| 2002 | 19 | 9 | 28 |
| 2003 | 21 | 9 | 30 |
| 2004 | 22 | 12 | 34 |
| 2005 | 27 | 13 | 40 |
| 2006 | 9 | 6 | 15 |
| 2007 | 19 | 10 | 29 |
| 2008 | 20 | 4 | 24 |
| 2009 | 31 | 9 | 40 |
| 2010 | 21 | 12 | 33 |
| 2011 | 29 | 16 | 45 |
| 2012 | 23 | 14 | 37 |
| 2013 | 37 | 12 | 49 |
| 2014 | 26 | 13 | 39 |
| 2015 | 37 | 15 | 52 |
| 2016 | 30 | 26 | 56 |
| 2017 | 36 | 15 | 51 |
| 2018 | 24 | 10 | 34 |
| 2019 | 33 | 13 | 46 |
| 2020 | 36 | 10 | 46 |
| 2021 | 37 | 11 | 48 |
| 2022 | 48 | 0 | 48 |
| 2023 | 33 | 0 | 33 |
| 2024 | 27 | 4 | 31 |
| 2025 | 14 | 9 | 23 |
| 2026 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Hypertension" by people in Profiles.
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Cognitive assessment in patients with primary aldosteronism vs patients with mild autonomous cortisol secretion. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2026 Aug 13; 111(9):e2171-e2178.
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Late Outcomes Following Acute Kidney Injury in Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. JAMA Pediatr. 2026 Jul 01; 180(7):739-749.
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Cardiometabolic Outcomes after Surgical Remission of Endogenous Hypercortisolism: A Prospective Cohort Study. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2026 May 19; 111(6):1613-1627.
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Prediabetes, Malignant Ventricular Hypertrophy and Stroke: The SPRINT Trial. Diabetes Obes Metab. 2026 Aug; 28(8):6725-6734.
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Cardiometabolic comorbidities associated with androgenetic alopecia: Findings from a sex-stratified, propensity-matched national cohort. Dermatol Online J. 2026 Mar 02; 32(1).
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Prediabetes, Subclinical Myocardial Injury or Stress, and Heart Failure Risk for Adults With Hypertension. JAMA Cardiol. 2026 Mar 01; 11(3):281-287.
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Bacterial Extracellular Vesicles Mediate Microbiota-Host Communication to Regulate Blood Pressure in Male Rats. Hypertension. 2026 Apr; 83(4):e25962.
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Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers impact on the gut microbiome: a systematic review. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2025; 16:1685424.
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Plasma Metabolomic and Proteomic Signatures of Blood Pressure Management After Bariatric Surgery Among Adolescents. Hypertension. 2025 Dec; 82(12):2183-2196.
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Prenatal sonographic predictors of maternal mirror syndrome in hydropic fetuses. Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM. 2025 Dec; 7(12):101787.