[Arterial hypertension, a risk factor in atherosclerosis].
1986
J L Debru, and
R de Gaudemaris, and
P Battistella, and
J M Mallion
UI
MeSH Term
Description
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D006973
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.
Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D001158
Arteries
The vessels carrying blood away from the heart.
Artery
D001161
Arteriosclerosis
Thickening and loss of elasticity of the walls of ARTERIES of all sizes. There are many forms classified by the types of lesions and arteries involved, such as ATHEROSCLEROSIS with fatty lesions in the ARTERIAL INTIMA of medium and large muscular arteries.
Arterioscleroses
D012306
Risk
The probability that an event will occur. It encompasses a variety of measures of the probability of a generally unfavorable outcome.