Patients With Metabolic Disorder Show Comparable Or Better Results In Treatment Of Hypertension With Diuretics

Diuretics appear to show similar or better results for treating hypertension in patients with metabolic syndromes, when compared with calcium-channel blockers, alpha-blockers, or angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors. In a report in the January 28 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, a JAMA/Archives journal, the latter appeared to offer no advantage in improving the clinical outcome.

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Filed under: Hypertension on February 7th, 2008