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Blood Pressure MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Blood Pressure
Tree Number(s)
E01.370.600.875.249
G09.330.380.076
Unique ID
D001794
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001794
Annotation
general; note specifics; pressure within a specific vessel: coordinate vessel / physiol (IM) + BLOOD PRESSURE (NIM); do not add SYSTOLE; DIASTOLE; or PULSE unless particularly discussed; with diseases coordinate IM with disease / physiopathol (IM), not / blood (IM); differentiate from HYPERTENSION & HYPOTENSION
Scope Note
PRESSURE of the BLOOD on the ARTERIES and other BLOOD VESSELS.
Entry Term(s)
Diastolic Pressure
Pulse Pressure
Systolic Pressure
NLM Classification #
WG 108
See Also
Hypertension
Hypotension
Date Introduced
1966/01/01
Last Updated
2015/06/22
Blood Pressure Preferred
Pulse Pressure Narrower
Diastolic Pressure Narrower
Systolic Pressure Narrower
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