Controversy in Hypertension: Are Diuretics Harmful?
Description:
Throughout the 1980s, Freis continued to counsel against the trend away from thiazide diuretics in treating hypertension. In this article, he and Papademetriou contended that the concern that diuretics were dangerous were mostly unfounded and this practice would make controlling hypertension more difficult.
Number of Image Pages:
5 (772,190 Bytes)
Date:
1985-01 (January 1985)
Creator:
Freis, Edward D.
Papademetriou, Vasilios
Source:
Periodical: Freis, Edward D., and Vasilios Papademetriou. "Controversy in Hypertension: Are Diuretics Harmful?" Primary Cardiology 1, (January 1985): 16-26. Article.
Publisher:
[PW Communications]
Rights:
This item is in the public domain. It may be used without permission.
Subject:
Medical Subject Headings (MeSH):
Hypertension
Antihypertensive Agents
Diuretics
Thiazides
Exhibit Category:
After 1980: Changing Trends in Hypertension Therapy
