Diuretics and Risk of Sudden Death in Hypertension — Evidence and Potential Implications

Clinical and Experimental Hypertension

Volumn 18, Issue 42067, 1996, Pages 523-535

  Hoes, A W ^a   Grobbee, D E ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

attributable risk; diuretics; hypertension; potassium; sudden cardiac death; thiazides

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM SPARING DIURETIC AGENT; THIAZIDE DIURETIC AGENT;

COMPLICATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SIDE EFFECT; SUDDEN DEATH;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DEATH, SUDDEN; DIURETICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; NETHERLANDS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0029873120     PISSN: 10641963     EISSN: 15256006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10641969609088982     Document Type: Article

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