Hydrochlorothiazide

LONG BEACH, Calif. — Progression toward chronic kidney disease was similar in a Veterans Affairs Health Care System study of patients on either chlorthalidone or hydrochlorothiazide, according to a study presented here.

PHILADELPHIA — Switching to a low-sodium diet conferred BP benefits similar to that of hydrochlorothiazide, a common first-line antihypertensive medication, a speaker reported.

SGLT2 inhibitors and hydrochlorothiazide both reduced muscle sympathetic nerve activity in patients with diabetes, but recent data show one of the therapies could lead to more weight loss and better glycemic control.

Patients treated with hydrochlorothiazide for hypertension may face an increased risk for certain skin cancers with longer duration of use, according to a study.

Blood pressure lowering with common antihypertension drugs varies widely among adults with hypertension, yet greater reductions are possible with personalized therapy, researchers reported.

The incidence of kidney stone recurrence did not significantly differ among patients who received hydrochlorothiazide compared with those who received placebo, according to a study published in The New England Journal of Medicine.

CHICAGO — In this Healio exclusive, Manesh R. Patel, MD, FACC, FAHA, FSCAI, provides his perspective on a few of the late-breaking clinical trials presented at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions.

CHICAGO — Among older veterans with hypertension, there was no difference in the incidence of major adverse CV events after treatment with hydrochlorothiazide compared with chlorthalidone, according to new research.

The American Heart Association Scientific Sessions will be held live in Chicago and can be attended virtually Nov. 5 to 7, and will feature nine late-breaking science sessions over 3 days.

Pfizer issued a voluntarily nationwide recall of five lots of quinapril HCl/hydrochlorothiazide tablets due to the presence of a nitrosamine known to be carcinogenic in high doses.