How Dangerous Are Diuretics?
- 1 December 1985
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Drugs
- Vol. 30 (6) , 469-474
- https://doi.org/10.2165/00003495-198530060-00001
Abstract
Two major concerns that have been raised against the use of diuretics are: (a) diuretic-induced hypokalaemia may predispose to dangerous ar-rhythmias including sudden death (Kolata, 1982); and (b) long term diuretic use may cause an in-crease in serum cholesterol and thus an increased risk of arteriosclerosis, including coronary artery disease (Grimm et al., 1981).Keywords
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