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Hypertension, Malignant
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MeSH Heading
Hypertension, Malignant
Tree Number(s)
C14.907.489.330
Unique ID
D006974
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006974
Annotation
malignant does not refer to neoplasm: refers to severe hypertension with papilledema & arterial necrosis
Scope Note
A condition of markedly elevated
BLOOD PRESSURE
with
DIASTOLIC PRESSURE
usually greater than 120 mm Hg. Malignant hypertension is characterized by widespread vascular damage,
PAPILLEDEMA
, retinopathy,
HYPERTENSIVE ENCEPHALOPATHY
, and renal dysfunction.
Entry Term(s)
Malignant Hypertension
NLM Classification #
WG 340
See Also
Hypertensive Encephalopathy
Date Established
1966/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2004/07/07
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]
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]
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Hypertension, Malignant
Preferred
Concept UI
M0010861
Scope Note
A condition of markedly elevated
BLOOD PRESSURE
with
DIASTOLIC PRESSURE
usually greater than 120 mm Hg. Malignant hypertension is characterized by widespread vascular damage,
PAPILLEDEMA
, retinopathy,
HYPERTENSIVE ENCEPHALOPATHY
, and renal dysfunction.
Terms
Hypertension, Malignant
Preferred Term
Term UI
T020939
Date
01/01/1999
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (1966)
Malignant Hypertension
Term UI
T571663
Date
02/06/2004
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (2005)
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