Diuretic therapy remains a vital cog in the management of hypertension; either as monotherapy or in combination with other antihypertensive classes. However, maximizing the antihypertensive effect of ...

New research by The University of Texas School of Public Health shows that a medication for high blood pressure called a diuretic or water pill is particularly effective at reducing the risk for a ...

A new analysis suggests that finerenone (Kerendia), a newer heart failure medication, may help older adults rely less on high doses of water pills. The findings come from the large FINEARTS-HF ...

Thiazide-type diuretics reduce the risk for mortality, stroke, and cardiovascular disease among patients with hypertension. 1 Given the reasonable adverse effect profile and high-quality evidence for ...

In the chronic response phase of therapy the vasodepressor influence of a diuretic emerges as a process driven by a reduction in total peripheral resistance (TPR), which is inadequately explained ...