Prehypertension

"Prehypertension" 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.

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Blood pressure levels that are between normotension and hypertension. Individuals with prehypertension are at a higher risk for developing cardiovascular diseases. Generally, prehypertension is defined as SYSTOLIC PRESSURE of 131-139 mm Hg and/or DIASTOLIC PRESSURE of 81-89 when the optimal is 120/80 mm Hg. For diabetics and other metabolism diseases the prehypertension is around 110-129/70-79 mm Hg.

Descriptor ID	D058246
MeSH Number(s)	C14.907.653
Concept/Terms	Prehypertension Prehypertension Prehypertensions Pre-Hypertension Pre Hypertension Pre-Hypertensions

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Diseases [C]
Cardiovascular Diseases [C14]
Vascular Diseases [C14.907]
Prehypertension [C14.907.653]

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2010	2	0	2
2011	1	0	1
2012	1	0	1
2013	4	1	5
2014	3	0	3
2015	3	0	3
2017	2	0	2
2018	1	0	1
2020	1	0	1

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Chandler J, Sox L, Diaz V, Kellam K, Neely A, Nemeth L, Treiber F. Impact of 12-Month Smartphone Breathing Meditation Program upon Systolic Blood Pressure among Non-Medicated Stage 1 Hypertensive Adults. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 03 17; 17(6).

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Adams ZW, Sieverdes JC, Brunner-Jackson B, Mueller M, Chandler J, Diaz V, Patel S, Sox LR, Wilder S, Treiber FA. Meditation smartphone application effects on prehypertensive adults' blood pressure: Dose-response feasibility trial. Health Psychol. 2018 Sep; 37(9):850-860.

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Rinke ML, Singh H, Heo M, Adelman JS, O'Donnell HC, Choi SJ, Norton A, Stein REK, Brady TM, Lehmann CU, Kairys SW, Rice-Conboy E, Thiessen K, Bundy DG. Diagnostic Errors in Primary Care Pediatrics: Project RedDE. Acad Pediatr. 2018 03; 18(2):220-227.

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Booth JN, Li J, Zhang L, Chen L, Muntner P, Egan B. Trends in Prehypertension and Hypertension Risk Factors in US Adults: 1999-2012. Hypertension. 2017 08; 70(2):275-284.

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Adeoye AM, Adebiyi A, Owolabi MO, Lackland DT, Ogedegbe G, Tayo BO. Sex Disparity in Blood Pressure Levels Among Nigerian Health Workers. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2016 07; 18(7):685-9.

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Egan BM, Stevens-Fabry S. The importance of masked hypertension in adults with prehypertension. Nat Rev Cardiol. 2015 Aug; 12(8):497.

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Egan BM, Stevens-Fabry S. Prehypertension--prevalence, health risks, and management strategies. Nat Rev Cardiol. 2015 May; 12(5):289-300.

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Kumar D, McDermott K, Feng H, Goldman V, Luke A, Souza RB, Hecht FM. Effects of Form-Focused Training on Running Biomechanics: A Pilot Randomized Trial in Untrained Individuals. PM R. 2015 Aug; 7(8):814-822.

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Sieverdes JC, Mueller M, Gregoski MJ, Brunner-Jackson B, McQuade L, Matthews C, Treiber FA. Effects of Hatha yoga on blood pressure, salivary a-amylase, and cortisol function among normotensive and prehypertensive youth. J Altern Complement Med. 2014 Apr; 20(4):241-50.

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Julius S, Egan BM, Kaciroti NA, Nesbitt SD, Chen AK. In prehypertension leukocytosis is associated with body mass index but not with blood pressure or incident hypertension. J Hypertens. 2014 Feb; 32(2):251-9.

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