Hydrochlorothiazide Is As Effective As Chlorthalidone In Preventing Cardiovascular Disease Death In Hypertension
Presented by Areef Ishani, MD, the results of The Diuretic Comparison Project, which included more than 13,000 participants with hypertension, suggested that there was no difference in cardiovascular outcomes or noncancer deaths with the use of chlorthalidone versus hydrochlorothiazide, but the researchers pointed out that subgroup analyzes suggested benefit in people with a history of cardiovascular disease or stroke. “We were surprised by these results,” Ishani, the director of Minneapolis’ comprehensive primary care and specialty care community and director of the VA Midwest Health Care Network in Minneapolis, said in a statement....