Diuretics in the treatment of arterial hypertension in the aged
Castiella Herrero, J.; Cía Gómez, P.
Anales de Medicina Interna 10(6): 303-307
1993
ISSN/ISBN: 0212-7199 PMID: 8334211 Document Number: 420484
Diuretics have been used in the treatment of arterial hypertension (AHT) for more than 30 years. However, its use as first-step drugs has been recently questioned, due to their "negative" effects on other cardiovascular risk factors and the lower than expected remission of the coronary artery disease. Based on the last interventionist studies on the AHT among the elderly, it seems that this statement can be put in doubt. The application of some general rules in the treatment of AHT and a rational and careful use of diuretics, allow them to play a relevant role, even nowadays, in the treatment of AHT among the elderly.