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 ...

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 ...

Higher thiazide doses are associated with greater reductions in urine calcium, which in turn correlate with fewer symptomatic kidney stone events, according to a new study. Higher thiazide doses are ...

Diuretics are agents commonly used in diseases characterized by excess extracellular fluid, including chronic kidney disease, the nephrotic syndrome, cirrhosis and heart failure. Multiple diuretic ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The cumulative incidence of hyponatremia was about 1.4 percentage points higher for thiazide diuretics than ...

An angiotensin-converting-enzyme (ACE) inhibitor, the most common first-line approach for newly diagnosed hypertension, is not as effective and causes more adverse effects than a thiazide diuretic, a ...

The effects of aging on the cardiovascular system induce an increase in arterial stiffness leading to an elevated SBP. Several studies have demonstrated the benefits of SBP lowering in elderly ...