Chapter 9 - Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99) » Hypertensive diseases (I10-I16) » Essential (primary) hypertension (I10)
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1 indication for 97 drugs (58 approved, 39 experimental)
Diseases [C] » Cardiovascular Diseases [C14] » Vascular Diseases » Hypertension » Essential Hypertension
Hypertension that occurs without known cause, or preexisting renal disease. Associated polymorphisms for a number of genes have been identified, including AGT, GNB3, and ECE1. OMIM: 145500 MeSH
1 indication for 581 drugs (295 approved, 286 experimental)
Diseases [C] » Cardiovascular Diseases [C14] » Vascular Diseases » Hypertension
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. MeSH
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