RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Diuretics for hypertension: Hydrochlorothiazide or chlorthalidone?
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 527
OP 533
DO 10.3949/ccjm.82a.14091
VO 82
IS 8
A1 Cooney, Danielle
A1 Milfred-LaForest, Sherry
A1 Rahman, Mahboob
YR 2015
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/82/8/527.abstract
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.