title: Diuretics should continue to be one of the preferred initial therapies in the management of hypertension: the argument against.
authors.affiliation: Section of Clinical Pharmacology and Hypertension, Division of Nephrology, Medical College of Virginia of Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA.
authors.forename: Domenic A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Sica
mesh_terms: D001581:Benzothiadiazines; D004232:Diuretics; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy*; D033461:Hyperuricemia / Q000139:chemically induced; D007008:Hypokalemia / Q000139:chemically induced; D007010:Hyponatremia / Q000139:chemically induced; D049993:Sodium Chloride Symporter Inhibitors / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014882:Water-Electrolyte Balance / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D001581:Benzothiadiazines; D004232:Diuretics; D049993:Sodium Chloride Symporter Inhibitors