[Diuretics in the treatment of arterial hypertension in the aged].
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.
Castiella Herrero
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Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Obispo Polanco, Teruel.
Cía Gómez
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D000368:Aged; D004232:Diuretics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy*
D004232:Diuretics
Los diuréticos en el tratamiento de la hipertensión arterial del anciano.