Associated Disease Details

Disease ID: I12
DO ID: 10763
Disease Name: Hypertension
Definition: An artery disease characterized by chronic elevated blood pressure in the arteries. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypertension, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24352797
Synonyms: Hypertensive disease; Hypertensive urgency; hypertension; High blood pressure; HTN; hyperpiesia; vascular hypertensive disorder
Class: disease of anatomical entity/ cardiovascular system disease/vascular disease/ artery disease
Related Drugs: Atorvastatin; Losartan; Moxonidine; Perindopril; Spironolactone; Telmisartan;
Mechanism: Hypertension, a multifactorial disorder resulting from the interplay between genetic predisposition and environmental risk factors, affects ≈30% of adults. Emerging evidence has shown that nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), as an underestimated metabolic abnormality, is strongly associated with an increased risk of incident prehypertension and hypertension.
Reference (PMIDs): 31865799

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