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Diuretics in the treatment of hypertension
Authors:Ernst Michael E  Mann Samuel J
Affiliation:? Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science, College of Pharmacy, and Department of Family Medicine, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, New York Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY
Abstract:Diuretics are powerful agents that impair sodium reabsorption in renal tubules. Their ability to alter long-term sodium balance induces important hemodynamic changes that result in a reduction in peripheral resistance and sustained reduction in blood pressure. A pharmacologically diverse group of drugs, they remain a mainstay in the therapy of hypertension. Clinical trials over the past 4 decades consistently have shown that blood pressure lowering obtained from a diuretic-based regimen reduces cardiovascular events. The ability of diuretics to augment the efficacy of nearly all other classes of antihypertensives makes them highly versatile and an important pharmacotherapeutic intervention to achieve blood pressure control. This article reviews key aspects of the use of diuretics relevant to the clinical management of hypertension.
Keywords:Diuretics   thiazide   loop   potassium-sparing   hypertension
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