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Thiazide diuretics in hypertension
Authors: Ferreira R. The use of diuretics (and beta-blockers) to treat hypertension has known a dramatic decline since the early 1980’s through to the early 1990s with the introduction of ACE-inhibitors and calcium channel blockers. However, thiazide diuretics are still a first line option to treat arterial hypertension, due to their efficacy and cost-effectiveness profile. We have presented ma...
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INTRODUCTION Thiazides and thiazide-like diuretics inhibit the electroneutral Na(+)-Cl(-) cotransporter located on the apical membrane of the early segment of the distal convoluted tubule. They have been widely prescribed over 60 years in the treatment of hypertension and various edematous states. AREAS COVERED Thiazide diuretics reduce blood pressure (BP), although the mechanisms by which th...
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It is not surprising that a discipline as rapidly growing and changing as the management of hypertension should engender a number of controversies. These disagreements may have considerable medical, economic, and public health impact simply because there are so many millions of patients with hypertension involved. The purpose of this discussion is to present what some would consider controversi...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: BMJ Case Reports
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1757-790X
DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2018-225082