"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 | 38 | 15 | 53 |
| 2016 | 30 | 26 | 56 |
| 2017 | 37 | 15 | 52 |
| 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 | 28 | 4 | 32 |
| 2025 | 14 | 9 | 23 |
| 2026 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Hypertension" by people in Profiles.
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Stroke in the Young: Incidence, 30-Day Case Fatality Rates, and Risk Factors Over Time in a Population-Based Study. Neurology. 2026 Oct 27; 107(8):e218622.
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Unilateral Versus Bilateral Native Nephrectomy in Pediatric Kidney Transplant. Pediatr Transplant. 2026 Sep; 30(9):e70465.
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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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Maternal Hypertension, Diabetes, and Preterm Birth Risk Among Infants With Trisomy 21 in Texas, 1999-2018. Birth Defects Res. 2026 Aug; 118(8):e70107.
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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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Safety and Synergy of Finerenone and Empagliflozin in Lowering Blood Pressure. Hypertension. 2026 Sep; 83(9):e27036.
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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 08; 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 03 01; 11(3):281-287.