Diuretics are the most commonly prescribed anti hypertensive agents.Thiazide diuretics which was introduced many decades ago , lost popularity in recent years , again got a second life after the publication of ALLHAT trial recently. Now diuretics has become the the drug of first choice in almost any hypertension unless any specific contraindication.
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How diuretics reduce blood pressure ?
Posted in Cardiology - Clinical, Infrequently asked questions in cardiology (iFAQs), tagged acei, allhat, ARBS, diuretics, drsvenkatesan, hypertension, jnc7, lancet, loop of henle, reanl hypertension, salt sensitive, sodium, thiazide on September 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
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