As anticipated with the thiazides a significant diuresis of sodium and potassium followed both hydrochlorothiazide and chlorthalidone treatment, with no appreciable difference between these agents.

Over time, the retention of sodium leads to crackles, peripheral edema, hepatomegaly with ascites, increased blood volume, and increased cardiac filling pressures. Although diuretics do not ...

THE purpose of this communication is to call attention to the fact that the thiazides may cause aggravation of pre-existent diabetes mellitus, or the manifestation of the disease in predisposed ...

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But the data showed that thiazide diuretics were actually the better choice. Patients who started with thiazides had 15% fewer heart attacks, strokes, and cases of heart failure compared to ...

Low-dose thiazides are an important supplement in hypertension treatment, and diuretics have been shown to be equally effective as ACEis in preventing cardiovascular complications. [20] If ...