Diuretic Therapy for Hypertension and the Risk of Primary Cardiac Arrest
Open Access
- 30 June 1994
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 330 (26) , 1852-1857
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm199406303302603
Abstract
The results of trials of the primary prevention of coronary heart disease have suggested that treating hypertension with high doses of thiazide diuretic drugs might increase the risk of sudden death from cardiac causes. In contrast, treatment with low doses of thiazide reduces the risk of coronary heart disease.Keywords
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