A monthly publication of the Brazilian Society of Cardiology and considered the main channel for the promotion of Brazilian cardiovascular research.
ISSN 0066-782X
eISSN 1678-4170
Rodrigo Bezerra
, Flávio Teles de Farias Filho
, Audes Feitosa
, Wilson Nadruz
, Andrea Araújo Brandão
, [...]
Rodrigo Bezerra
, Flávio Teles de Farias Filho
, Audes Feitosa
, Wilson Nadruz
, Andrea Araújo Brandão
, [...]
The Hypertension Guidelines of the Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC), Brazilian Society of Hypertension (BSH), and Brazilian Society of Nephrology (BSN) recommend the use of loop diuretics to replace thiazides in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) stages 4 and 5, who have glomerular filtration rate (GFR) ≤ 30ml/min/1.73m2. These guidelines are in line with other guidelines, such as the European Hypertension Guideline (ESC/ESH 2018), which states that thiazide and thiazide-like diuretics are less effective in patients with GFR < [...]
Keywords: Blood Pressure; Diuretics; Hypertension; Hypocalcemia; Renal Insufficiency Chronic/complications