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Adverse Effects of Diuretics

 Digital Record
Identifier: 101584929X24

Dates

  • Publication: 1992

Extent

10 pages

Creator

Description

In the 1980s, some clinicians voiced concern that diuretics used to treat hypertension might cause potassium depletion, that would in turn trigger heart attacks in some patients. Others noted that diuretics also appeared to raise cholesterol levels. Freis and many colleagues contested this view, citing a large body of past and present clinical studies.

Language of Materials

English

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