Blood pressure (BP) response to diuretics is varied in hypertensive patients. This study aimed to identify the patients who may respond better or worse to thiazide diuretics. Nondiabetic patients with ...

Following reports linking thiazide diuretics with increased biliary cholesterol saturation, it has been postulated that these drugs increase the risk of gallstone development. Leitzmann and colleagues ...

High blood pressure and weakened bones are two big health issues for seniors. Now, new data suggests that one class of drugs might help protect against both. The study of thousands of Veterans Affairs ...

The use of thiazide diuretics was associated with a decreased risk of low energy fractures in people with Alzheimer's disease, a new study from the University of Eastern Finland shows. The association ...

Death risk doubled for patients experiencing early hyponatremia after starting a thiazide diuretic. Patients who experience hyponatremia soon after starting thiazide diuretics have an increased risk ...

Kidney stones affect nearly 10% of the global population. For more than three decades, thiazide diuretics, a common medication used for high blood pressure, have been the standard of care for kidney ...

“This finding reflects a drug effect over the course of a lifetime, unconstrained by the limited follow-up period of clinical trials.” An analysis of genetic proxies of thiazide diuretics may support ...

In the chronic response phase of therapy the vasodepressor influence of a diuretic emerges as a process driven by a reduction in total peripheral resistance (TPR), which is inadequately explained ...

Investigators report findings from a study of genetic proxies of thiazide diuretics. An analysis of genetic proxies of thiazide diuretics may support continued clinical use of these drugs in reducing ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Drug classes used as monotherapy for hypertension were shown to be comparable, although thiazide or ...