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Diuretic Treatment of Hypertension
A lthough thiazide and thiazide-like diuretics are indispensable drugs in the treatment of hypertension, their role as first-line or even second-line drugs is a provoking debate. The European Society of Cardiology/ European Society of Hypertension (ESC/ ESH) guidelines recommend that thiazide diuretics should be considered as suitable as b-blockers, calcium antagonists, ACE inhibitors, and angi...
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In patients with hypertension resistant to three or four drugs including a thiazide diuretic substitution of frusemide for the thiazide, or the addition of spironolactone, produced significant reductions in blood pressure and body weight. The response did not depend on the presence of overt fluid retention, renal impairment, or the use of antihypertensive drugs of high potency. Women had larger...
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The publication, in 1991, of the results of the Systolic Hypertension in the Elderly Program (SHEP) constituted a major therapeutic advance for treating isolated systolic hypertension–systolic blood pressure 160 to 219 mm Hg and diastolic blood pressure ,90 mm Hg in patients .60 years of age.1 The results demonstrated not only a decrease in strokes but also coronary heart disease. In earlier st...
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Benzothiadiazine diuretic agents and /3-adrenergic receptor-blocking drugs are two of the main groups of drugs used to treat mild hypertension. Recently, questions have been raised about their relative efficacy in preventing morbidity and mortality from vascular disease in addition to their effect on lowering blood pressure. Attention has been focused on the unfavorable metabolic effects of diu...
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Tools for Practice articles in Canadian Family Physician (CFP) are adapted from articles published on the Alberta College of Family Physicians (ACFP) website, summarizing medical evidence with a focus on topical issues and practice-modifying information. The ACFP summaries and the series in CFP are coordinated by Dr G. Michael Allan, and the summaries are co-authored by at least 1 practising fa...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Diabetes Care
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0149-5992,1935-5548
DOI: 10.2337/dc11-s246