Hypertension
Classification and external resources
Automated arm blood pressure meter showing hypertension (with a systolic blood pressure of 158 and diastolic blood pressure of 99)
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.