Hypertension | |
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Classification and external resources | |
ICD-10 | I10.,I11.,I12., I13.,I15. |
ICD-9 | 401 |
OMIM | 145500 |
DiseasesDB | 6330 |
MedlinePlus | 000468 |
eMedicine | med/1106 ped/1097 emerg/267 |
MeSH | D006973 |
Hypertension or high blood pressure is a chronic medical condition in which the blood pressure in the arteries is higher than it should be. This involves the heart working harder than normal to circulate blood through the blood vessels.