• Medicine
• Published in
  The Cochrane database of…
  2009
• DOI:10.1002/14651858.CD007187.pub2

Blood pressure lowering efficacy of diuretics as second-line therapy for primary hypertension.

@article{Chen2009BloodPL,
  title={Blood pressure lowering efficacy of diuretics as second-line therapy for primary hypertension.},
  author={Jenny Mh Chen and Balraj S Heran and James M. Wright},
  journal={The Cochrane database of systematic reviews},
  year={2009},
  volume={4},
  pages={
          CD007187
        }
}

• Jenny Mh Chen, Balraj S Heran, James M. Wright

BACKGROUND Diuretics are widely prescribed for hypertension not only as a first-line drug but also as a second-line drug. Therefore, it is essential to determine the effects of diuretics on blood pressure (BP), heart rate and withdrawals due to adverse effects (WDAEs) when given as a second-line drug. OBJECTIVES To quantify the additional reduction in systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) of diuretic therapy as a second-line drug in patients with primary… CONTINUE READING

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