Key result
Recent guidelines have downgraded diuretics for hypertension treatment due to a lack of outcome data supporting low-dose thiazides, prompting a reevaluation of diuretic prescribing practices.
Design
Editorial
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The editorial highlights the lack of outcome data for low-dose hydrochlorothiazide and critiques the NICE guideline's shift towards chlortalidone and indapamide.
The editorial highlights the lack of outcome data for low-dose hydrochlorothiazide and critiques the NICE guideline's shift towards chlortalidone and indapamide.
A 2011 study conducted an editorial in Hypertension. Diuretics (low-dose thiazides) was evaluated. Recent guidelines have downgraded diuretics for hypertension treatment due to a lack of outcome data supporting low-dose thiazides, prompting a reevaluation of diuretic prescribing practices.
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