"Antihypertensive Agents" 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.
Drugs used in the treatment of acute or chronic vascular HYPERTENSION regardless of pharmacological mechanism. Among the antihypertensive agents are DIURETICS; (especially DIURETICS, THIAZIDE); ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; GANGLIONIC BLOCKERS; and VASODILATOR AGENTS.
| Descriptor ID |
D000959
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D27.505.954.411.162
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| Concept/Terms |
Antihypertensive Agents- Antihypertensive Agents
- Agents, Antihypertensive
- Antihypertensives
- Anti-Hypertensives
- Anti Hypertensives
- Antihypertensive Drugs
- Drugs, Antihypertensive
- Anti-Hypertensive Agents
- Agents, Anti-Hypertensive
- Anti Hypertensive Agents
- Anti-Hypertensive Drugs
- Anti Hypertensive Drugs
- Drugs, Anti-Hypertensive
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2002 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2003 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2004 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2005 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2006 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2007 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2008 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2009 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2010 | 9 | 4 | 13 |
| 2011 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2012 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2013 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2014 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| 2015 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| 2016 | 21 | 4 | 25 |
| 2017 | 23 | 11 | 34 |
| 2018 | 12 | 7 | 19 |
| 2019 | 13 | 7 | 20 |
| 2020 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2022 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 2023 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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