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Hypertension
MeSH Descriptor Data 2024
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MeSH Heading
Hypertension
Tree Number(s)
C14.907.489
Unique ID
D006973
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006973
Annotation
not for intracranial or intraocular pressure; relation to
BLOOD PRESSURE
: Manual 23.27; Goldblatt kidney is
HYPERTENSION, GOLDBLATT
see
HYPERTENSION, RENOVASCULAR
; hypertension with kidney disease is probably
HYPERTENSION, RENAL
, not
HYPERTENSION
; venous hypertension: index under
VENOUS PRESSURE
(IM) & do not coordinate with
HYPERTENSION
;
PREHYPERTENSION
is also available
Scope Note
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.
Entry Term(s)
Blood Pressure, High
NLM Classification #
WG 340
See Also
Antihypertensive Agents
Vascular Resistance
Date Established
1966/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2010/06/25
Allowable Qualifiers
blood (BL)
cerebrospinal fluid (CF)
chemically induced (CI)
classification (CL)
complications (CO)
congenital (CN)
diagnosis (DI)
diagnostic imaging (DG)
diet therapy (DH)
drug therapy (DT)
economics (EC)
embryology (EM)
enzymology (EN)
epidemiology (EP)
ethnology (EH)
etiology (ET)
genetics (GE)
history (HI)
immunology (IM)
metabolism (ME)
microbiology (MI)
mortality (MO)
nursing (NU)
parasitology (PS)
pathology (PA)
physiopathology (PP)
prevention & control (PC)
psychology (PX)
radiotherapy (RT)
rehabilitation (RH)
surgery (SU)
therapy (TH)
urine (UR)
veterinary (VE)
virology (VI)
Cardiovascular Diseases [C14]
Vascular Diseases [C14.907]
Aneurysm [C14.907.055]
Aneurysm, False [C14.907.065]
Angiodysplasia [C14.907.075]
Angiomatosis [C14.907.077]
Angioedema [C14.907.079]
Aortic Diseases [C14.907.109]
Arterial Occlusive Diseases [C14.907.137]
Arteriovenous Malformations [C14.907.150]
Capillary Leak Syndrome [C14.907.218]
Cerebrovascular Disorders [C14.907.253]
Colitis, Ischemic [C14.907.286]
Compartment Syndromes [C14.907.303]
Diabetic Angiopathies [C14.907.320]
Embolism and Thrombosis [C14.907.355]
Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome [C14.907.440]
Hemorrhoids [C14.907.449]
Hemostatic Disorders [C14.907.454]
Hepatic Veno-Occlusive Disease [C14.907.460]
Hyperemia [C14.907.474]
Hypertension [C14.907.489]
Essential Hypertension [C14.907.489.165]
Hypertension, Malignant [C14.907.489.330]
Hypertension, Pregnancy-Induced [C14.907.489.480]
Hypertension, Pulmonary [C14.907.489.556]
Hypertension, Renal [C14.907.489.631]
Hypertensive Crisis [C14.907.489.723]
Hypertensive Retinopathy [C14.907.489.815]
Masked Hypertension [C14.907.489.861]
White Coat Hypertension [C14.907.489.907]
Hypotension [C14.907.514]
Mesenteric Ischemia [C14.907.549]
Myocardial Ischemia [C14.907.585]
Optic Neuropathy, Ischemic [C14.907.601]
Peliosis Hepatis [C14.907.609]
Penetrating Atherosclerotic Ulcer [C14.907.613]
Peripheral Vascular Diseases [C14.907.617]
Prehypertension [C14.907.653]
Pulmonary Veno-Occlusive Disease [C14.907.690]
Reperfusion Injury [C14.907.725]
Retinal Vein Occlusion [C14.907.760]
Scimitar Syndrome [C14.907.780]
Spinal Cord Vascular Diseases [C14.907.790]
Splenic Infarction [C14.907.795]
Stenosis, Pulmonary Vein [C14.907.798]
Superior Vena Cava Syndrome [C14.907.800]
Telangiectasis [C14.907.823]
Thoracic Outlet Syndrome [C14.907.863]
Varicocele [C14.907.903]
Varicose Veins [C14.907.927]
Vascular Fistula [C14.907.933]
Vascular Neoplasms [C14.907.936]
Vascular System Injuries [C14.907.937]
Vasculitis [C14.907.940]
Vasoplegia [C14.907.946]
Venous Insufficiency [C14.907.952]
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Hypertension
Preferred
Concept UI
M0010859
Scope Note
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.
Terms
Hypertension
Preferred Term
Term UI
T020937
Date
01/01/1999
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
Blood Pressure, High
Term UI
T020938
Date
03/30/1974
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
BIOETHICS (1989)
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