"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 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 1996 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 1997 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| 1998 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| 1999 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2000 | 15 | 6 | 21 |
| 2001 | 20 | 9 | 29 |
| 2002 | 18 | 9 | 27 |
| 2003 | 18 | 9 | 27 |
| 2004 | 23 | 11 | 34 |
| 2005 | 28 | 11 | 39 |
| 2006 | 8 | 6 | 14 |
| 2007 | 20 | 11 | 31 |
| 2008 | 26 | 4 | 30 |
| 2009 | 31 | 8 | 39 |
| 2010 | 20 | 10 | 30 |
| 2011 | 33 | 16 | 49 |
| 2012 | 29 | 10 | 39 |
| 2013 | 33 | 12 | 45 |
| 2014 | 24 | 13 | 37 |
| 2015 | 34 | 10 | 44 |
| 2016 | 31 | 26 | 57 |
| 2017 | 33 | 16 | 49 |
| 2018 | 23 | 13 | 36 |
| 2019 | 27 | 11 | 38 |
| 2020 | 32 | 7 | 39 |
| 2021 | 33 | 11 | 44 |
| 2022 | 43 | 0 | 43 |
| 2023 | 28 | 1 | 29 |
| 2024 | 24 | 3 | 27 |
| 2025 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Hypertension" by people in Profiles.
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Dietary Intake of Protein by Food Source and Incident Hypertension Among Diverse US Adults: The MESA Study. J Am Heart Assoc. 2025 May 20; 14(10):e037813.
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Integrating a High Blood Pressure Advisory Across a Primary Care Network. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 Apr 01; 8(4):e257313.
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Group-based trajectory modeling to identify longitudinal patterns and predictors of adherence among older adults on concomitant triple therapy (oral antidiabetic, renin-angiotensin-system antagonists, statins). J Manag Care Spec Pharm. 2025 Apr; 31(4):396-405.
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Clinical and genetic markers of vascular toxicity in glioblastoma patients: Insights from NRG Oncology RTOG-0825. Neuro Oncol. 2025 Mar 07; 27(3):767-778.
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Microbiome-Based Therapeutics for Salt-Sensitive Hypertension: A Scoping Review. Nutrients. 2025 Feb 27; 17(5).
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Red Meat Consumption and Hypertension: An Updated Review. Curr Cardiol Rep. 2025 Feb 10; 27(1):50.
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SNAP Participation as a Moderator of Food and Nutrition Security and Combined Cardiometabolic Conditions: A Mixed Regression Approach. Nutrients. 2025 Feb 05; 17(3).
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School neighborhood deprivation is associated with a higher prevalence of hypertension. Ann Epidemiol. 2025 Mar; 103:9-15.
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The Study of the Epidemiology of Pediatric Hypertension Registry (SUPERHERO): rationale and methods. Am J Epidemiol. 2024 Dec 02; 193(12):1650-1661.
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The future of hypertension pharmacotherapy: Ongoing and future clinical trials for hypertension. Curr Probl Cardiol. 2025 Jan; 50(1):102922.