PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Cooney, Danielle
AU  - Milfred-LaForest, Sherry
AU  - Rahman, Mahboob
TI  - Diuretics for hypertension: Hydrochlorothiazide or chlorthalidone?
AID  - 10.3949/ccjm.82a.14091
DP  - 2015 Aug 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 527--533
VI  - 82
IP  - 8
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/82/8/527.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/82/8/527.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med2015 Aug 01; 82
AB  - Thiazide diuretics are the cornerstone of treatment of hypertension in most patients. Hydrochlorothiazide is the most commonly used thiazide diuretic in the United States, but interest in chlorthalidone is increasing. The authors summarize the literature comparing these two agents.