"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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1996 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2000 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2001 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2002 | 21 | 11 | 32 |
| 2003 | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| 2004 | 15 | 9 | 24 |
| 2005 | 13 | 8 | 21 |
| 2006 | 13 | 4 | 17 |
| 2007 | 16 | 7 | 23 |
| 2008 | 14 | 11 | 25 |
| 2009 | 17 | 3 | 20 |
| 2010 | 12 | 15 | 27 |
| 2011 | 13 | 17 | 30 |
| 2012 | 19 | 6 | 25 |
| 2013 | 19 | 10 | 29 |
| 2014 | 17 | 15 | 32 |
| 2015 | 15 | 14 | 29 |
| 2016 | 34 | 16 | 50 |
| 2017 | 46 | 14 | 60 |
| 2018 | 31 | 8 | 39 |
| 2019 | 45 | 8 | 53 |
| 2020 | 31 | 5 | 36 |
| 2021 | 11 | 3 | 14 |
| 2022 | 23 | 1 | 24 |
| 2023 | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| 2024 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
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