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Objective To determine the long-term effectiveness of antihypertensive monotherapies in primary prevention of cardiovascular events.Design Retrospective inception cohort study covering a 25-year study period.Setting University Groningen IADB.nl pharmacy ...
Xuechun Li +4 more
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Some antihypertensive medications are photosensitizing. The implications for skin cancer risk remain unclear because results from prior studies are inconsistent and as new evidence is published.
Olivia G. Cohen +8 more
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Management of hypertension in children and adolescents [PDF]
Hypertension has been recognized as an important health issue in the pediatric population over the past years. This emphasizes the need for an organized and effective plan for diagnosis and management. This review provides information to guide physicians
De Bruyne, Pauline, Vande Walle, Johan
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Thiazide diuretics increase salt and water excretion primarily by inhibiting mechanisms for electroneutral sodium and chloride transport by distal convoluted tubule cells. This might be termed the ‘specific’ effect of this class of diuretics and accounts for the ‘chlorouretic’ effectiveness of the drug.
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NaCl cotransporter abundance in urinary vesicles is increased by calcineurin inhibitors and predicts thiazide sensitivity. [PDF]
Animal studies have shown that the calcineurin inhibitors (CNIs) cyclosporine and tacrolimus can activate the thiazide-sensitive NaCl cotransporter (NCC). A common side effect of CNIs is hypertension.
Omar A Z Tutakhel +11 more
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[Translated article] What Dermatologists Should Know About Thiazides
Hydrochlorothiazide and other thiazide diuretics have been used for decades to treat high blood pressure, heart failure, and chronic kidney disease. Thiazides have been linked to photosensitivity with heterogeneous clinical manifestations and recovery ...
J.M. Llamas-Molina +2 more
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Patterns of antihypertensive prescribing, discontinuation and switching among a Hong Kong Chinese population from over one million prescriptions [PDF]
Hypertension is an alarming public health problem among Chinese. The present study evaluated the prescribing patterns, discontinuation and switching profiles of antihypertensive agents and their associated factors in one Hong Kong Chinese population ...
A Fretheim +14 more
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Clinical and molecular features of thiazide-induced hyponatremia [PDF]
Hypertension affects more than 30% of the world’s adult population and thiazide (and thiazide-like) diuretics are amongst the most widely used, effective and least costly treatments available, with all-cause mortality benefits equivalent to ACE ...
Channavajjhala, Sarath K. +5 more
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Printed educational messages fail to increase use of thiazides as first-line medication for hypertension in primary care: a cluster randomized controlled trial [ISRCTN72772651] [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Evidence on the effectiveness of printed educational messages in contributing to increasing evidence-based clinical practice is contradictory.
Austin, P. C. +15 more
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Previous work comparing safety and effectiveness outcomes for new initiators of angiotensin converting‐enzyme inhibitors (ACEi) and thiazides demonstrated more favorable outcomes for thiazides, although cohort definitions allowed for addition of a second
Tara V. Anand +4 more
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