One in five patients taking commonly prescribed diuretics for blood pressure or heart conditions end up with reduced sodium and potassium levels, which can lead to a range of health problems. Yet ...

The results of a new study published online this week in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology: Heart Failure declared intravenous (IV) diuretics “safe and effective for outpatient volume ...

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Diuretic therapy remains a vital cog in the management of hypertension; either as monotherapy or in combination with other antihypertensive classes. However, maximizing the antihypertensive effect of ...

Urea transporters (UT) play a vital role in the mechanism of urine concentration and are recognized as novel targets for the development of salt-sparing diuretics. Thus, UT inhibitors are promising ...

Edward Yu, professor of pharmacology at the School of Medicine, led a team of researchers in publication of an article titled “Inhibition mechanism of NKCC1 involves the carboxyl terminus and ...

Although they were prescribed widely in the 1960s to women looking to avoid dangerously high blood pressure during pregnancy, diuretic drugs should not be recommended as a way to prevent this serious ...