Thiazide diuretics became available in the late 1950s and were the first effective oral antihypertensive agents with an acceptable side-effect profile. 1,2 A half-century later, thiazides remain ...

Antihypertensive monopharmacotherapy with diuretics renders blood pressure (BP) values under control in a large percentage of patients suffering from essential hypertension, and it reduces ...

April 5, 2005 — Diuretics are appropriate first-line antihypertensive therapy for blacks as well as nonblacks, according to the results of a subgroup analysis of the Antihypertensive and Lipid ...

The authors sought to estimate the proportion of patients receiving diuretics, including thiazides, for blood pressure control among those receiving two or more drugs. News & Perspective ...

Diuretics, often called water pills, help remove excess salt and water from the bloodstream through urine. There are ...

A retrospective study examining the effectiveness of thiazide diuretics used concomitantly with other antihypertensive medications in 7140 veterans with COPD and hypertension showed no increase in ...

AHA: Sesame, Rice Oil Blend Lowers Blood Pressure A majority of black patients enrolled in an urban home health organization who have uncontrolled hypertension are not receiving diuretic ...

Antihypertensive medications, particularly diuretics, can lead to increased fracture risk for older adults, so healthcare providers should weigh those risks when prescribing them, authors of a new ...

AstraZeneca AZN reported positive top-line results from a late-stage study evaluating the safety, tolerability and efficacy ...

Findings presented at the Renal Research Institute’s Conference showed an increasing number of non-diuretic antihypertensive medications exacerbated fatigue following hemodialysis sessions ...

When assessing each antihypertensive drug class individually, the largest effect sizes were seen for diuretics and calcium channel blockers, while the effect sizes were smallest for angiotensin ...