Chronic Disease

"Chronic Disease" 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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Diseases which have one or more of the following characteristics: they are permanent, leave residual disability, are caused by nonreversible pathological alteration, require special training of the patient for rehabilitation, or may be expected to require a long period of supervision, observation, or care. (Dictionary of Health Services Management, 2d ed)

Descriptor ID	D002908
MeSH Number(s)	C23.550.291.500
Concept/Terms	Chronic Disease Chronic Disease Chronic Diseases Disease, Chronic Diseases, Chronic Chronic Illness Chronic Illnesses Illness, Chronic Illnesses, Chronic Chronically Ill Chronically Ill

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

Diseases [C]
Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms [C23]
Pathologic Processes [C23.550]
Disease Attributes [C23.550.291]
Chronic Disease [C23.550.291.500]

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Bar chart showing 513 publications over 30 distinct years, with a maximum of 35 publications in 2008

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	0	6	6
1997	0	4	4
1998	1	8	9
1999	1	9	10
2000	0	8	8
2001	0	13	13
2002	0	11	11
2003	1	21	22
2004	2	18	20
2005	4	12	16
2006	5	15	20
2007	3	14	17
2008	3	32	35
2009	3	25	28
2010	3	23	26
2011	2	16	18
2012	3	20	23
2013	3	17	20
2014	2	19	21
2015	1	20	21
2016	3	14	17
2017	1	19	20
2018	2	20	22
2019	2	18	20
2020	2	17	19
2021	0	17	17
2022	0	15	15
2023	1	16	17
2024	0	16	16
2025	0	2	2

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

McCartney KM, Edwards D, Pohlig R, Boyne P, Wright T, Wright H, Overstreet M, Reisman DS. Cardiopulmonary exercise tests in people with chronic stroke: Interpretation and clinical application. Clin Rehabil. 2025 Mar; 39(3):306-316.

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Zhao Y, Oliver MS, Schnabel A, Wu EY, Wang Z, Marino A, Aguiar CL, Akikusa JD, Akca UK, Almeida B, Appenzeller S, Balay-Dustrude E, Basaran O, Basiaga ML, Bilginer Y, Cabral DA, Capponi M, Donaldson N, Egeli BH, Fox EJ, Insalaco A, Iyer RS, Jansson AF, Kostik I, Kostik M, Kovalick LK, Kozu KT, Lapidus SK, Lee TC, Lenert A, Mahmood K, Marrani E, Mosad Mosa D, Muse I, Mushkin A, Nowicki KD, Nuruzzaman F, Onel K, Pardeo M, Pham TS, Potts L, Ramanan AV, Ravelli A, Rogers ND, Grim AW, Romano M, Rosenwasser N, Sato TS, Simonini G, Soep JB, Stern SM, Strauss T, Kohli AT, Theos AC, Tucker LB, Vogel LF, Yasin S, Wong SC, Bouchalova K, Hendry AM, Cain KC, Girschick HJ, Dedeoglu F, Hedrich CM, Laxer RM, Ferguson PJ, Naden R, Ozen S. EULAR/ACR classification criteria for paediatric chronic nonbacterial osteomyelitis (CNO). Ann Rheum Dis. 2025 Sep; 84(9):1458-1468.

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Uretsky S, Igancio J, Vegh A, Maher T, Animashaun IB, Horgan SJ, Okunade A, Schaikewitz MF, Hsieh E, Rutledge JR, Wolff SD. The relationship between symptoms and regurgitant severity in primary mitral regurgitation: a cardiovascular magnetic resonance study. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2025 Feb; 41(2):291-301.

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Garvey E, Duffy A, Tekumalla S, Naimi B, Kahn C, Yang A, Urdang Z, Farquhar D, Rosen M, Nyquist GG, Toskala E, Rabinowitz M. Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Chronic Rhinosinusitis: Understanding the Impact of OSA on CRS?Disease Burden. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2024 Dec; 171(6):1879-1886.

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Rajan J, Rosen R, Karasik D, Richter J, Cabrera C, D'Anza B, Rodriguez K, Rangarajan SV. A preliminary review of the utility of artificial intelligence to detect eosinophilic chronic rhinosinusitis. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2025 02; 15(2):203-207.

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Wood JM, Thompson E, Wright H, Festa L, Morton SM, Reisman DS, Kim HE. Explicit and implicit locomotor learning in individuals with chronic hemiparetic stroke. J Neurophysiol. 2024 10 01; 132(4):1172-1182.

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Metz TD, Kuo HC, Harper L, Sibai B, Longo S, Saade GR, Dugoff L, Aagaard K, Boggess K, Lawrence K, Hughes BL, Bell J, Edwards RK, Gibson KS, Haas DM, Plante L, Casey B, Esplin S, Hoffman MK, Hoppe KK, Foroutan J, Tuuli M, Owens MY, Simhan HN, Frey H, Rosen T, Palatnik A, Baker S, August P, Reddy UM, Kinzler W, Su EJ, Krishna I, Nguyen NA, Norton ME, Skupski D, El-Sayed YY, Ogunyemi D, Librizzi R, Pereira L, Magann EF, Habli M, Williams S, Mari G, Pridjian G, McKenna DS, Parrish M, Chang E, Qui?ones J, Galis ZS, Ambalavanan N, Sinkey RG, Szychowski JM, Tita ATN. Optimal Timing of Delivery for Pregnant Individuals With Mild Chronic Hypertension. Obstet Gynecol. 2024 09 01; 144(3):386-393.

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Bowman MO, Chowdhury D, Poskitt LE, Chidekel A. High-tech care in the Amish: Chronic respiratory failure in Ellis-van Creveld syndrome. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2024 11; 59(11):3029-3031.

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Amdani S, Conway J, George K, Martinez HR, Asante-Korang A, Goldberg CS, Davies RR, Miyamoto SD, Hsu DT. Evaluation and Management of Chronic Heart Failure in Children and Adolescents With Congenital Heart Disease: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Circulation. 2024 Jul 09; 150(2):e33-e50.

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Sanusi AA, Leach J, Boggess K, Dugoff L, Sibai B, Lawrence K, Hughes BL, Bell J, Aagaard K, Edwards RK, Gibson KS, Haas DM, Plante L, Metz TD, Casey B, Esplin S, Longo S, Hoffman MK, Saade GR, Hoppe KK, Foroutan J, Tuuli M, Owens MY, Simhan HN, Frey H, Rosen T, Palatnik A, Baker S, August P, Reddy UM, Su EJ, Krishna I, Nguyen NA, Norton ME, Skupski D, El-Sayed YY, Ogunyemi D, Galis ZS, Harper L, Ambalavanan N, Geller NL, Kuo HC, Sinkey RG, Librizzi R, Pereira L, Magann EF, Habli M, Williams S, Mari G, Pridjian G, McKenna DS, Parrish M, Osmundson S, Quinones J, Szychowski JM, Tita ATN. Pregnancy Outcomes of Nifedipine Compared With Labetalol for Oral Treatment of Mild Chronic Hypertension. Obstet Gynecol. 2024 07 01; 144(1):126-134.

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