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Thiazide-induced hyponatraemia: epidemiology and clues to pathogenesis.
Cardiovascular therapeutics - 1 Oct 2012
Glover Mark, Clayton Jenny
Abstract excerpt
Thiazide diuretics are one of the most widely used and cost-effective classes of antihypertensive agents worldwide. Thiazides however have a significant side effect profile and are frequently insufficient to normalize blood pressure alone. Thiazide-induced hyponatraemia (TIH) is a major adverse effect, affecting up to one in seven patients receiving these drugs. TIH is more common in females, the elderly and...
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