Disease Progression

"Disease Progression" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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The worsening of a disease over time. This concept is most often used for chronic and incurable diseases where the stage of the disease is an important determinant of therapy and prognosis.

Descriptor ID	D018450
MeSH Number(s)	C23.550.291.656
Concept/Terms	Disease Progression Disease Progression Disease Progressions Progression, Disease Progressions, Disease Disease Exacerbation Disease Exacerbation

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Disease Progression".

Diseases [C]
Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms [C23]
Pathologic Processes [C23.550]
Disease Attributes [C23.550.291]
Disease Progression [C23.550.291.656]

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Disease Progression" by people in this website by year, and whether "Disease Progression" was a major or minor topic of these publications.

Bar chart showing 882 publications over 30 distinct years, with a maximum of 51 publications in 2014

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	0	5	5
1997	0	18	18
1998	0	12	12
1999	0	14	14
2000	0	21	21
2001	0	10	10
2002	0	21	21
2003	0	29	29
2004	0	27	27
2005	0	33	33
2006	0	34	34
2007	0	46	46
2008	0	42	42
2009	2	31	33
2010	3	42	45
2011	3	44	47
2012	2	46	48
2013	1	35	36
2014	1	50	51
2015	7	36	43
2016	2	32	34
2017	0	45	45
2018	3	40	43
2019	0	42	42
2020	1	30	31
2021	2	17	19
2022	0	14	14
2023	0	13	13
2024	7	18	25
2025	0	1	1

Below are the most recent publications written about "Disease Progression" by people in Profiles.

Hayes D, Jennerich AL, Coleman RD, Abston E, Adamson GT, Berger JT, Cohen SP, Cooper DS, Eghtesady P, Fynn-Thompson F, Grady RM, Hon SM, Hoopes CW, Jewell T, Lewthwaite H, Liu MF, McGiffin DC, Mullen MP, Qureshi AM, Morales DLS. Interventional Strategies for Children with Progressive Pulmonary Hypertension Despite Optimal Therapy: An Official American Thoracic Society Clinical Practice Guideline. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2025 02; 211(2):157-173.

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Giovannoni G, Boyko A, Correale J, Edan G, Freedman MS, Montalban X, Rammohan K, Stefoski D, Yamout B, Leist T, Aydemir A, Borsi L, Verdun di Cantogno E. Long-term follow-up of patients with a first clinical demyelinating event (clinically isolated syndrome) who received cladribine tablets in CLASSIC-MS: Findings for the ORACLE-MS cohort. Mult Scler. 2025 Jan; 31(1):44-58.

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Salisbury ML, Markin C, Fadely T, Guttentag AR, Humphries SM, Lynch DA, Kropski JA, Blackwell TS. Progressive Early Interstitial Lung Abnormalities in Persons at Risk for Familial Pulmonary Fibrosis: A Prospective Cohort Study. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2024 12 15; 210(12):1441-1452.

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Alshaikhsalama AM, Alsoudi AF, Wai KM, Koo E, Mruthyunjaya P, Rahimy E. Association between Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Age-related Macular Degeneration Development and Progression. Ophthalmol Retina. 2025 Jun; 9(6):537-545.

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Alsoudi AF, Wai KM, Koo E, Mruthyunjaya P, Rahimy E. Curcuma-Based Nutritional Supplements and Risk of Age-Related Macular Degeneration. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2024 12 01; 142(12):1114-1121.

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Perry NJ, Wang S, Smith R, Duffy R, Queenan M, Perman MJ, Lerman MA, Larijani M. Rapidly Progressive Idiopathic Pyoderma Gangrenosum in a Pediatric Patient Successfully Treated With Infliximab. Pediatr Dermatol. 2025 May-Jun; 42(3):603-607.

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Skolnik N, Yawn BP, Correia de Sousa J, V?zquez MMM, Barnard A, Wright WL, Ulrich A, Winders T, Brunton S. Best practice advice for asthma exacerbation prevention and management in primary care: an international expert consensus. NPJ Prim Care Respir Med. 2024 Nov 17; 34(1):39.

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Herre?o-Pach?n AM, Sawamoto K, Stapleton M, Khan S, Piechnik M, ?lvarez JV, Tomatsu S. Adeno-Associated Virus Gene Transfer Ameliorates Progression of Skeletal Lesions in Mucopolysaccharidosis IVA Mice. Hum Gene Ther. 2024 12; 35(23-24):955-968.

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Foster MW, Riley JM, Kaki PC, Al Soueidy A, Aligholiazadeh E, Rame JE. Metabolic Adaptation in Heart Failure and the Role of Ketone Bodies as Biomarkers. Curr Heart Fail Rep. 2024 Oct; 21(5):498-503.

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Lindgren AM, Asma A, Rogers KJ, Miller F, Shrader MW, Howard JJ. Hip Displacement After Triradiate Closure in Ambulatory Cerebral Palsy: Who Needs Continued Surveillance? J Pediatr Orthop. 2024 Nov-Dec 01; 44(10):601-607.

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